27-29MAR
AILF
Athens International Literature Festival
The Athens International Literature Festival opens its doors for the first time in March 2026, putting Athens firmly on the map of European literary events. With high-quality offerings for a wide range of tastes, AILF aims to become a yearly staple for literature lovers who want to come together and be part of something bigger: a community of dedicated readers that shares common interests and concerns.








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Meet our guests
Kevin Barry
Carolin Emcke
Merve Emre
László Krasznahorkai
Nicole Krauss
Paul Lynch
Lauretta Macauley
Thomas Meaney
Matteo Nucci
David Szalay
Lilian Thuram
Event Schedule
A wind that lays waste
Book Signing – Selva Almada
Longing – anguish – melancholy: the emotional spectrum of resistance
Book Signing – László Krasznahorkai
The present and future of book clubs and collective reading
Contemporary uses and misuses of the “classical”
Masterclass with Nicole Krauss
Time is just a toy. And Athens is everywhere”: Menis Koumandareas and the city
Book Signing – Matteo Nucci
Book Signing – Dimitris Plantzos
An Andalusian dog in Montana
Masterclass with Paul Lynch
Book Signing – Theodoros Grigoriadis
Book Signing – Eliana Hourmouziadou
Book Signing – Christos Chrissopoulos
Book Signing – Maria Fakinou
The past is in the past: a discussion on the present and the future of literature
Book Signing – Kevin Barry
Don’t call it murder. It’s femicide
Is hope a mistake? Literature and politics in Dark Europe
Book Signing – Selva Almada
Book Signing – Katharina Volckmer
Book Signing – Vicky Tselepidou
“Male”, “female” and the concept of the literary character
Book Signing – Carolin Emcke
Book Signing – Kostis Karpozilos
Book Signing – Kostis Papaioannou
Book Signing – David Szalay
Book Signing – Kostas Kaltsas
Book Signing – Nicole Krauss
1000 images, 1000 words
Telling the stories we leave untold: a how-to guide
Book Signing – Nikos Panagiotopoulos
Book Signing – Kallia Papadaki
Book Signing – Panagiotis Evangelidis
Literature in turbulent times: the writer as creator and preserver of memory
Book Signing – Katharina Volckmer
Book Signing – Danae Sioziou
Man, Woman, Other: Does writing have a gender?
Book Signing – Paul Lynch
Book Signing – Nikos Mandis
Book Signing – Sophia Nikolaidou
Book Signing – David Szalay
When All Things Fall Apart: how to find our way through a forest dark
Deconstructing “white thinking” on its own turf
Book Signing – Nicole Krauss
Book Signing – Lilian Thuram
27-29 MARCH 2026
Technopolis City of Athens
An ever-evolving venue that welcomes originality and embraces difference, Technopolis City of Athens will fill with words, stories, voices and ideas from all over the world, transforming into a meeting point for the international literary community for three days of thought-provoking talks, panels and events.
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