Une dune à la page

Une dune à la page 2026 — 2nd Edition

The second edition of the Une dune à la page festival took over the Maison de la Station in Contis-Plage from May 14 to 17, 2026, during the Ascension weekend. This edition was sponsored by historian Grégoire Kauffmann, author notably of L'Enlèvement (Flammarion, 2023).

Nearly forty authors participated in the meetings and round tables, including novelists Maylis de Kerangal, Camille Laurens, Léonor de Récondo, and Laure Murat, novelist Joseph Incardona, historian Vincent Lemire, comic book authors Jul, Christian Cailleaux, Jean Harambat, and Stéphane Melchior, journalist Ariane Chemin, sociologist Jean-Didier Urbain, as well as Sonia Devillers, Sophie Avon, Julien Perez, and Yann Potin.

A Literary Prize Inaugurated in 2026

This edition inaugurated the Contis plage prize, endowed with €1,000, which rewards a debut novel selected by the festival jury. Three finalists were in the running — Christopher Laquieze (La Rosa Perdida), Louis Raymond (Loin du Mékong, Calmann-Lévy), and Ramsès Kefi (Quatre jours sans ma mère) — and the announcement took place on Thursday, May 14 at 7 PM.

Round Tables and Major Events

The program was structured around several themes: the arts of reading, autobiographical writing and family history, femicides and violence against women, Ukraine, the Ocean in comic books, and a translation joust hosted by Julie Sibony. On Saturday evening, the Great Ocean Evening brought together Emmanuel de Fontainieu, Jean-Didier Urbain, and Marie Pointurier around the works Atlantique (Sud Ouest) and Reste l'Océan (Liana Levi). The traditional dunes dictation, hosted on the sand by journalist Julian Bugier, once again brought together young and old.

An Expanded Youth Program

As in the previous year, the 2026 edition offered a wide youth program: storytelling, story mats, origami workshops, video games, creative workshops, and mimed stories, distributed between the Maison de la Station, the Tipi (139 rue de la Chapelle), and the Librairie Au Camion (234 boulevard de la Plage).

Thursday, May 14, 2026

• Opening performance and musical reading
• Festival opening ceremony
• 7:00 PM — Proclamation of the Contis plage prize (debut novel)
• Evening with Camille Laurens

Friday, May 15, 2026

• Literary meetings with invited authors
• Ukraine round table
• Walk and screening
• Debate "Femicides and violence against women"

Saturday, May 16, 2026

• Conference "In Resistance"
• 4:00 PM — Mime stories with Pascale, signing session (Librairie Au Camion, youth)
• The dunes dictation on the beach, hosted by Julian Bugier
• 8:00 PM — Great Ocean Evening (Salle Marie-Madeleine): round table with Emmanuel de Fontainieu, Jean-Didier Urbain, and Marie Pointurier, hosted by Marie Luce Ribot · works Atlantique (Sud Ouest) and Reste l'Océan (Liana Levi), followed by a signing session

Sunday, May 17, 2026

• 10:00 AM — Story mats with Claire (Le Tipi, youth parents-children)
• 11:00 AM — Story readings with Janike (Le Tipi, youth)
• 11:00 AM — Translation joust with Julie Sibony (Maison de la Station)
• 12:00 PM — Meeting with Vincent Lemire about Histoire de Jérusalem (Arènes BD) and Jérusalem, lever la malédiction (Albin Michel), followed by a signing session (Maison de la Station)

• 40 invited authors in Contis-Plage from May 14 to 17, 2026
• Sponsor: Grégoire Kauffmann
• Headliners: Maylis de Kerangal, Camille Laurens, Léonor de Récondo, Joseph Incardona, Laure Murat, Vincent Lemire
• Inauguration of the Contis plage prize (€1,000) rewarding a debut novel
• Great dictation on the sand hosted by Julian Bugier
• Great Ocean Evening, translation joust, expanded youth program
• Free access to all meetings, signing sessions, and exhibitions