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
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.
This week / Program
A wind that lays waste
Time is just a toy. And Athens is everywhere”: Menis Koumandareas and the city
An Andalusian dog in Montana
The past is in the past: a discussion on the present and the future of literature
Don’t call it murder. It’s femicide
Is hope a mistake? Literature and politics in Dark Europe
“Male”, “female” and the concept of the literary character
Man, Woman, Other: Does writing have a gender?
1000 images, 1000 words
Telling the stories we leave untold: a how-to guide
Navigating collapse: how to find our way through a forest dark
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