AENA Festival
A gathering of independent authors and publishers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Périgueux
2026
About AENA Festival
The AENA Festival brings together independent publishers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine and their authors at the Pierre Fanlac media library in Périgueux. Hosted by the Association of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Publishers, which represents the region's independent publishing houses, the event features an opening evening followed by a full day of meetings between authors and publishers, all open to the public.
AENA Festival — edition 2026
The 2026 edition kicks off on September 11th with an opening evening for publishers belonging to AENA, followed by a day of panel discussions on September 12th at the Pierre Fanlac media library. Authors and publishers will engage in dialogues covering topics such as adapting novels for the screen, the memory of the dark years, the collaborative editorial process, and ecological transition within the publishing industry.
Programme AENA Festival 2026
Friday, September 11th, 2026
- Opening evening for AENA publishers
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
- 10:30 AM — From novel to screen: writing and filming stories · with novelist and filmmaker Eve Guillou (Marsa editions)
- 11:30 AM — The novel and the legacy of the dark years · a meeting with author Philippe Cougrand and his publisher Stéphane Barry (Memoring editions)
- 1:30 PM — Author and publisher: a two-voice adventure · with Christophe Vergnaud, author of "Le vieux maître, l'enfant et le chat Boulgakov", and his publishers Philippe Van Assche and Cyril Perrin (La Mérule editions)
- 2:30 PM — Condat, memory of a paper giant · with author Clément Bouynet and his publisher Alice Tardien (Fanlac editions)
- 3:30 PM — Rethinking books in the age of ecological transition · with Sylvain Sambor (l'Escampette editions) and Christine Saint-Geours (Aux cailloux des chemins editions)
Events held at the Pierre Fanlac media library. Program published by the media library and AENA (source: perigueux-mediatheque.fr, DATAtourisme).
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