The Casablanca International Book Fair () is an annual

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held in Casablanca,

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

. It is the largest book fair in Morocco, and one of the most significant annual events in

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. It is held for over ten days every February, under the patronage of King Muhammad VI. The Moroccan Ministry of Culture organizes the fair in conjunction with the Moroccan Agency for Development, Investment, and Export, and the Office of Fairs and Expositions. The book fair covers a surface area of 20,000 m², making it one of Morocco's largest cultural events. It attracts a number of cultural organizations and actors, including foreign missions, religious organizations, authors, artists, and publishers, in addition to visitors of all ages and backgrounds.

Activities and cultural program

Each year, approximately 700 publishing houses from 44 different countries, specializing in various fields of knowledge, participate in the book fair, in addition to cultural organizations, research centers, universities, and non-profit organizations. The National Reading Award is presented during the book fair.

Children's wing

In every year of the book fair, there is a wing reserved for publishing houses dedicated to children's books. The event aims to promote literacy among Moroccan children through a number of initiatives designed to encourage reading among children.

Guests of honor

Awards presented

* Prize of Morocco for Literature * Prize of Morocco for Human Sciences * Prize of Morocco for Social Sciences * Prize of Morocco for Literary, Artistic, and Linguistic Studies * Prize of Morocco for Translation

References

{{Reflist Book fairs in Morocco Casablanca Literary festivals in Morocco