5

Days

70+

Events

120+

Speakers

17

Countries

35

Publishers

1

City

Main theme

Europe: Past and Future. Perspectives on Literature, Culture, Politics

With a particularly rich and mature program that includes over 70 thematic discussions and presentations with more than 120 speakers from 17 countries, as well as performances, translation workshops, educational and creative writing sessions, theatrical events, concerts, guided tours of exhibitions, and more—all centered around its main theme "Europe: Past and Future: Perspectives on Literature, Culture, Politics"—the 3rd Chania Book Festival (CBF) took place from Wednesday, June 26 to Sunday, June 30, 2024. It was organized by the Municipality of Chania in co-organization with the Region of Crete.

 Highlights Day #1 · 26.06.2024

Highlights Day #2 · 27.06.2024

The 3rd Chania Book Festival (CBF) hosted 24 international participants from 17 countries (up from 11 international participants from 8 countries at the 2nd CBF in 2023) and more than 70 prominent Greek writers, academics, translators, intellectuals, and others. They took part in thematic panels and presentations about new publications, covering topics from both the fields of literature and society.

In Focus Europe and 50 Years of Parliamentary Democracy in Greece

With the main theme "Europe: Past and Future: Perspectives on Literature, Culture, Politics" the 3rd Chania Book Festival (CBF) embarked on a journey through the tumultuous past and the uncertainties of the future of the European continent, through the lens of literature, history, and politics. In this context, various thematic discussions and book presentations were held. As 2024 marks fifty years since the fall of the dictatorship and the birth of the Third Hellenic Republic, participants at the CBF also discussed the challenges of Greek democracy and its literary representations.

Highlights Day #3 · 28.06.2024

Highlights Day #4 · 29.06.2024

Highlights Day #5 · 30.06.2024

The 3rd Chania Book Festival (CBF) was held, as in the previous two years, centered around the city's Venetian Harbor between the Center of Mediterranean Architecture (C.M.A.–Grand Arsenal) and the Mikis Theodorakis Theater. However, this year, new venues were added: the fully renovated event hall of the Mikis Theodorakis Theater ("Hall 2" – entrance from the square on the Neoria side), the Maritime Museum of Crete (Neorio Moro), an iconic landmark of Chania housing the Permanent Exhibition of Ancient and Traditional Shipbuilding, the Chania Cultural Center, and an innovative, adaptable, multifunctional space—the Mobile Urban Living Room of the Municipality of Chania (MULaR)—which was placed in Katechaki Square (between C.M.A. and the Mikis Theodorakis Theater).

Highlights - 3o Φεστιβάλ Βιβλίου Χανίων 2024
"Gratitude, joy, and emotion that Chania, this magnificent city of Crete—which, however, is not my birthplace—honored me generously... Unforgettable days and nights in the beautiful Chania at the 3rd Book Festival!"

Rhea Galanaki