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Book Fair 2022 Palau del Vidre

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On Sunday, May 22, a Book Fair in Palau del Vidre (Pyrénées-Orientales) will take place.

At 3 p.m., I will participate in a discussion with the authors Catherine Barcelonne and Elisabet Guillot about the fantastic novel. At this time, I will reveal some of my writing processes and we will talk about the different influences of this style. Come and meet us for an interesting theme.

Throughout the day, activities will be offered to you with speakers and many writers. Do not hesitate to come and discover them.

The full program is below:

10:00 a.m Opening of the book fair
10:30 a.m Reading of an extract by Jean-Philippe Lapeyre
10.45 a.m Reading of an extract by Thérèse Cau
11:00 a.m Reading of extract by Adrien Ballayre
11:30 a.m Reading of an extract by Fabienne Clolus Pierre
11:45 a.m Reading of an extract by Laetitia Bonnafos

2:00 p.m. Discussion : “multifaceted literary creation” with Matthieu Urban, author and composer. Questions from the audience.
2.30 pm Discussion: “artistic creation and communication around the book” speakers Jules Morice – addon, Emma Morice – amme gallery. Questions from the audience.
3:00 pm Discussion : “the fantastic novel” with the authors Céline Valette, Catherine Barcelonne, Elisabet Guillot. Questions from the audience.
3:30 p.m. Reading of an extract by Catherine Barcelonne
4:00 p.m. Reading of an extract by Christelle Assenat
4:30 p.m. Reading of an extract by Christian Dang
5:00 p.m. Reading of an extract by Gisèle Gonneau
5:30 p.m. Reading of an extract by Marité Kurtz

Children’s corner with Haikus creations filmed by the students of the Jules Verne school.

6:00 p.m. Closing

The book fair is organized by the Town and CAC 66 (authors association)

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Feedback about this event

We were 35 authors and everything went well. I met the public and professionals. My conversation about the fantastic novel met some success. I enjoyed working on this theme with Elisabet Guillot and Catherine Barcelonne and listened to readings of other authors. Thank you all.

Table d'exposition — Ma table d’exposition au salon

Première diapositive de la table ronde — Première diapositive de l’intervention autour de la nouvelle fantastique – Céline Valette, Catherine Barcelonne, Elisabet Guillot.

Table de Fabienne Clolus Pierre — Une petite visite auprès des autres autrices, ici Fabienne Clolus Pierre

Vue d'ensemble — A mon arrivée, lors de l’installation le matin.

Book festival of Paris 2022

On Friday, I went to the Book Festival by train. This event allowed me to discover new authors who came especially from India. I acquire knowledge about myths influences. I attended two conferences, one of them was on Indian literature and the other on the emergence of children’s books.
Then, during a literary café organized by various organizations, I learned about the evolution of the market through a survey of formats (print, digital and audio). Then, I made contact with a few publishing houses, bought 2 books as well as the quarterly magazine Alibi (thriller). A busy professional day.

Links :

Paris Book Festival

Alibi Review

On the road of a new book

On the night of April 10, I dreamed of the heroine of my future fiction. I had been working for several days looking for ideas and documenting myself on several subjects. I felt like my notes were deep and correct but I couldn’t visualize my main character.

Then, during a dream, she appeared, playing one of the scenes from my book as if she were participating in the writing. She showed me something I hadn’t thought of. We then discussed his suggestion without having to introduce each other. It was the first time I experienced this and I feel relieved knowing that we are definitely on the right path.

Spies…

Last weekend I went to an exhibit and documentary movie about spies. What could be more exciting for an author than to go on search of disturbing historical facts?

The exhibition featured photographs of unusual objects that had belonged to secret agents and it was fascinating. Some of them were known from the people, others not. Not to be famous was certainly one of their quality at that time to preserve them.

The end of the exhibition ended with a set of 8 portraits of famous and incredible female spies.

The documentary film was titled “The Spies Who Came From Hollywood”. He recounted the important role played by a large number of artists during the Second World War.

References :

Exhibition: Secret Wars .

Documentary: the spies who came from Hollywood

Reading club

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October 29, I have been to the reading club of the public library in the town where I live. This one proposed news about books and I was curious about it.

The number of participants was huge and a lot of women were in the audience.

The session was moderated by four civil servants working for the library. Each one presented their readings and commented.

The list was long with different kind of books biographies, thrillers, thrillers, science fiction etc.

This exchange with the public fascinated me. Each agent presented a book in a unique way and I realised how much a reading was subjective.

For my part, I have enjoyed meeting people and discovering other authors in that way.

Professional support

I’ve always thought it was essential in any profession to support each other. When I’m prospecting for a potential book festival, meeting other authors is not always about networking. It’s also about sharing experiences.

On Friday, September 24, I went to the festival of detective fiction and adventure in Port Barcarès to attend a conference on the theme: “to be attached to the daily facts or to draw its inspiration from the imaginary? The main guests of the conference were the authors Fabio Mitchelli and Fabrice Papillon. I found their intervention enriching and there was indeed something to think about. I also bought two books and discussed with their authors Christophe Corvaisier and Paul Beorn. We talked about our way of writing which is specific to each author and we encouraged each other.

My coming to this festival was also the occasion to close in my mind “duel in Albi” in which I made a very brief allusion to the boat where this festival was. Now, I feel free to devote myself mentally to my new book.

Looking it from a different perspective

Saturday 11th, I went to a book fair organized at the gardens of plants in Saint Cyprien. It was a lovely place. This time, I took on the role of a reader to visit several authors and authors. This experience was very enlightening professionally and I thank them. Some have explained to me what is important for them in their writing and what they think about organizing a fair. I have listened carefully to them, and I have presented myself and our exchanges have been interesting.
This immersion as a reader brought me another perspective on the profession of writing. Meeting other artists is also a way to be ready for your own meetings / conferences and create opportunities for collaborations.

Valette Céline

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