Casablanca International Book Fair

The Casablanca International Book Fair (Arabic: معرض الدار البيضا الدولي للكتاب) is an annual book fair held in Casablanca, Morocco.

Casablanca International Book Fair
معرض الدار البيضاء الدولي للكتاب
GenreBook fair
Date(s)February
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Rabat, Morocco
Coordinates33.604362°N 7.629204°W / 33.604362; -7.629204
CountryMorocco
Inaugurated1994 (1994)
Area20,000 m²
Organised byMinistry of Culture, Youth, and Sports in collaboration with the Moroccan Agency for Development, Investment, and Export and the Office of Fairs and Expositions

It is the largest book fair in Morocco, and one of the most significant annual events in Moroccan literature. It is held for over ten days every February, under the patronage of King Muhammad VI. The Moroccan Ministry of Culture organizes the fair in conjunction with the Moroccan Agency for Development, Investment, and Export, and the Office of Fairs and Expositions.

The book fair covers a surface area of 20,000 m², making it one of Morocco's largest cultural events. It attracts a number of cultural organizations and actors, including foreign missions, religious organizations, authors, artists, and publishers, in addition to visitors of all ages and backgrounds.[1]

Activities and cultural program

Each year, approximately 700 publishing houses from 44 different countries, specializing in various fields of knowledge, participate in the book fair, in addition to cultural organizations, research centers, universities, and non-profit organizations.

The National Reading Award is presented during the book fair.[2]

Children's wing

In every year of the book fair, there is a wing reserved for publishing houses dedicated to children's books. The event aims to promote literacy among Moroccan children through a number of initiatives designed to encourage reading among children.

Guests of honor
List of guests of honor by year
Year Edition Country
2020 26 Mauritania
2019 25 Spain
2018 24[3] Egypt
2017 23[4] Countries of Central Africa
2016 22[5] United Arab Emirates
2015 21 Palestine[6][7]
2014 20
2013 19 Libya
2012 18 Saudi Arabia

Awards presented
  • Prize of Morocco for Literature
  • Prize of Morocco for Human Sciences
  • Prize of Morocco for Social Sciences
  • Prize of Morocco for Literary, Artistic, and Linguistic Studies
  • Prize of Morocco for Translation

References
  1. ثلاثة ملايين نسخة ورقية تنتظر زوار معرض الكتاب بالدار البيضاء Archived 17 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "شبكة القراءة تحدث جائزة وطنية لتشجيع القراء". مغرس. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. "مصر ضيف شرف الدورة 24 للمعرض الدولي للكتاب بالمغرب". Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. "بلاغ حول حصيلة الدورة 23 للمعرض الدولي للنشر والكتاب 2017". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. "دولة الإمارات العربية ضيف شرف المعرض الدولي للنشر والكتاب". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. "أكثر من 700 ناشر في معرض الدار البيضاء للكتاب وفلسطين ضيف الشرف". دنيا الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  7. ضيوف شرف المعرض سنويا Archived 17 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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