Valencia Negra
The Festival de Género Negro de Valencia, known as Valencia Negra or VLC Negra, is an annual literary festival in Valencia, Spain. It is one of several festivals in the first week of May, which are known as Semana Negra, or black weeks, due to their celebration of thematically dark genres like crime fiction and detective stories.
This festival was founded in 2013 by Valencian writers Jordi Llobregat, Marina López Martínez (Marina Lomar), Santiago Álvarez, and Bernardo Carrión.
The festival was initially conceived as an event open to all and hosts a wide range of activities and competitions, including award shows, artist meetings, musical performances, and film viewings. Since its inception, Valencia Negra has gone international by agreeing to collaborate with the French festival Toulouse Polard du Sud.
== Awards ==
Several literary award competitions are held during the festival.Francisco Gonzalez Ledesma Literary Career Award - VLC Negra
Best VLC Negra Novel (Three Award categories: Millor novel la, Mejor Novela, and Best Novel)
#60en Negro - Certamen de MiniClips
#140tirs. Microrelatos Competition
== Participants (selected) ==
Over the years there has been a wide range of participants in the festival.Pierre Lemaitre
Philip Kerr
Joel Dicker
Alicia Gimenez Bartlett
Petros Markaris
Yasmina Khadra
Dolores Redondo
Lorenzo Silva
Victor del Árbol
Alexis Ravello
Juan Madrid
Jerome Tristant
Graziella Moreno
Andrew Martin
Enrique Urbizu
Rodrigo Cortes
Rosa Montero
Carlos Salem
Rosa Ribas
Edith Checa
Marcelo Lujan
Carlos Zanón
Sandrone Dazieri
David Llorente
Agustín Díaz Yanes

== External links ==
Valencia Negra Official Website
Semana Negra Official Website
Semana Negra