Festival 42 2024
By Charlotte Stace
The Fabra i Coats hosts Festival 42 this November - the city’s number one literature festival specialising in fantasy and science-fiction.
The program includes over 150 speakers including writers, illustrators and experts, who will take part in around 70 activities as part of the event. Some of this year’s guest speakers include authors such as Ted Chiang, Rebecca Yarros, Mónica Ojeda, T. Kingfisher, Lisa Tuttle and Albert Sánchez Piñol.
And as has become tradition, there will be tributes to authors who have left their mark on the fantasy genre. This year, the festival will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Typescript of the Second Origin by Manuel de Pedrolo; the centenary of the death of Franz Kafka; the centenary of the birth of Jordi Sarsanedas; and the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the film Matrix. There will also be two conventions dedicated to Shirley Jackson and Ursula K. Le Guin.Check out the full program online and get your tickets now.