The Lviv International Literary Festival (Litfest) is a literary and art festival which takes place each September since 1997 within the Lviv Publishers’ Forum.
NGO "Publishers’ Forum" is the organizer.
Over the years 536 writers from 38 countries have participated in it.
Focus themes of the Festival.
Each year, a focus theme of the Festival is chosen. It unites a series of discussions and round-table meetings.
Main events.
Over the years, 1200 events were held within the Festival. 313 events were held within the 8th Lviv International Literary Festival (2013)
Each year, the Festival issues an almanac. Thematic texts and excerpts from the works of the participants are published in it. The almanac is distributed among libraries, foundations, cultural centers.
Participants.
The most famous foreign participants: