5-9 February
14 Pobediteley Avenue, Minsk
Exposition - about 400 exhibitors from 30 countries on the site of 3,000m2
The slogan of the book fair is “Belarus is an Open Book”
The main themes of Belarus' national stand:
The Year of Native Land
75th Anniversary of the Great Victory
90th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Korotkevich.
The program of the fair includes about 500 events:
6th International Symposium of Writers “Writer and Time: Literature as Part of Cultural Dialogue”;
Wrap-up of the 59th National Competition “The Art of Book”
Launch of the project “War and Peace”;
Wrap-up of the campaign “Writing a Book Together. What Belarus We Want to See in 10 Years”;
Award ceremony of the Pershatsvet literature contest
Children's day Tip Top
Meetings with authors, book and project presentations and autograph sessions
Belarus' book industry in 2019:
9,619 titles of books and brochures published with the total circulation of 26 million copies;
Belarusian books were on display at the exhibitions of Russia, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine.
Source: Belarus' Information Ministry