Non/fictioNspring – texts in a new format
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The International Fair of Intellectual Literature Non/fictioNspring is traditionally held in the capital’s Gostiny Dvor. The theme of the spring fair is “New Forms of the Existence of the Text”.
The exhibition, which has been held annually in Moscow since 1999, presents exceptionally high-quality humanitarian, educational, scientific, technical and fiction literature. The main objective of the fair is to create a space for communication both between the publishing industry professionals themselves and between writers and readers.
The intensive development of information technologies at the beginning of the third millennium led to significant changes in life in general and in the life of the book in particular. A whole range of new phenomena has emerged – e-books and libraries, audio books, personal media, ecosystems. New ways of book distribution have emerged, opportunities for author promotion through blogs and specialized communities have arisen, and the problem of piracy has become more acute. The Fair is a unique meeting place where experts, authors, publishers and readers will be able to discuss new forms of existence of content and books, as well as directions for their further development.
Numerous stands present novelties and reprints of domestic and foreign literature – bestsellers, journalism, scientific, memoir, biographical, business, reference, children’s and other literature. Participants include 277 publishers, booksellers and cultural institutions, with an emphasis on supporting small independent intellectual projects.
The program of the fair includes many interesting events: presentations of book novelties, creative meetings with authors, lectures, round tables and discussions on topical issues of book publishing. Discussion participants: prose writers, poets, playwrights, publishers, publicists, illustrators, translators, literary critics, scientists and popularizers of science, teachers, filmmakers and film critics, travelers, cultural figures and public figures.
In the Non/fictioNspring program, special attention is paid to the forms of interaction of literature with other areas of culture and various areas of scientific knowledge, thereby imparting an interdisciplinary character to the upcoming fair.
Traditionally, round tables and master classes will be held, where each participant will be able to prove himself as a designer and creator, create his own space or dream home.
Among the innovations of the spring fair was Bookstock, a special platform for book sales. Its purpose is to present in one place not only new books, but also old books that are loved and appreciated, a kind of book collapse. Particular attention will be paid to children’s and teenage literature, a separate space will be allocated for representatives of children’s book publishing, where stands of children’s publishers and discussion platforms will be located. As part of the program, many different events are planned for children and parents.
The International Association of Charitable Foundations “MAMA” will continue at the fair an international humanitarian campaign to collect books for schools and libraries of Donbass to help Donbass, in which many charitable foundations of the regions of Russia and the CIS countries participate.
The antique section of the fair is interesting not only for fans of literature, but also for music lovers. The fair presents collection editions on CD, DVD, unique vinyl, books, vintage and modern equipment, accessories and other thematic paraphernalia.
Mikhail Kovalyov.
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