Resist and hope
Bibliodiversity: Let’s celebrate and take action! Babelica is an invitation to discover more about our world, a world that is open and free, and where we demonstrate solidarity.
30 authors below 30 years old in the spotlight
In 2026, Babelica amplifies the voice of the new generation! They live in Niger, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Afghanistan, Palestine, Mozambique, Uruguay, Chile, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Turkey…; these young talents take centre stage at the 2026 edition of Babelica. Booksellers and publishers from around the world will join them to take part in the discussions.
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Amir Muhammad (Malaysia)
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Anastasiia Lytvynenko (Ukraine)
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Angeli Lacson (Philippines)
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Annette Beger (Switzerland)
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Azadeh Parsapour (Iran)
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Bayan Rashad Faraj (Palestine)
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Beatriz Llenín Figueroa (Puerto Rico)
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Corinne Fleury (Mauritius)
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Déborah Pépé (Haiti)
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Ghislain Kabuyaya (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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Hala Bizri (Lebanon)
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Hani Altafah (Syria)
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Ian Uviedo (Brazil)
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Jahnavi Sen (India)
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Laëtitia Saint-Loubert (France)
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Lorna Zita (Mozambique)
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Léanne Ramassamy (Martinique)
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Manuel Retamal (Chile)
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Mar Carrera (Spain)
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Max Pasakorn (Singapore)
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Melisa Nungaray Blanco (Mexico)
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Müge Gursoy Sokmen (Turkey)
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Nataschia Navarro Macker (Chile)
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Nicolás Jiménez Ariza (Colombia)
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Olivier Jeandel (Thailand/Cambodge)
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Philippe Goffe (Belgium)
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Qamar Abdulrahman (Palestine)
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Rocío Medina (Uruguay)
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Rubén Yucra (Peru)
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Salifou Djibo (Niger)
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Samar Haddad (Syria)
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Samar Hoballah (Morocco)
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Slava Svitova (Ukraine)
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Soukayna Abdouni (Morocco)
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Souleymane Gueye (Senegal)
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Sufian Massalema (Czech Republic)
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Sylvie Ekobo (Cameroon)
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Tobiloba Afolayan (Nigeria)
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Ulrich Talla Wamba (Cameroon)
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Yoan Francis (Mauritius)
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Zainab Akhlaqi (Afghanistan)
Programme
These young authors represent a new generation of writers on the global stage. Some have left their home countries (Afghanistan, Iran, Syria…); others live in situations of war and conflict (Ukraine, Palestine, Haiti…); for all of them, however, writing is an act of resistance and hope, a way of sharing and engaging with the world. Their stories are unique; we invite you to listen to them during this 5th edition of Babelica.
Reading
Spanish
21 September, 04:30PM (UTC+2)
Readings presented by Editora Educación Emergente (Puerto Rico)
Talk
Dari, English, French, Spanish
21 September, 02:00PM (UTC+2)
Exile: reinventing oneself across different worlds
L’exil : se (re)construire entre plusieurs mondes / El exilio: (re)construirse entre varios mundos
Reading
English
22 September, 10:00AM (UTC+2)
We Saw Mountains (Singapore)
Books
At Babelica, a selection of titles from the many books published by independent publishers are being presented: a diversity of titles, a plurality of voices.
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