Festival Program
Three days of readings, panels, workshops, and book signings. Download the full program or browse by day.
Outside Courtyard, Dar El Bacha
10h00 – 10h30panel
Opening Ceremony
Welcome from Yassin Adnan, Marrakech English Book Association President, and Salima Ait M'bark, Conservateur - Fondation Nationale des Musées
10h30 – 11h30novel
The Magic of Marrakech in the Sixties
Jane Green explores the enchanting allure of Marrakech during the 1960s.
Jane Green
11h30 – 12h30novel
Gender, Heritage and Class Relations in the Novel
Mhani Alaoui discusses how gender, heritage and class shape narratives in contemporary fiction.
Mhani Alaoui
Interior Courtyard, Dar El Bacha
14h30 – 15h30poetry
Moroccan Poets – A Culture in Verse
Hassan Hilmy, Hassan Mekouar, Mbarek Sryfi, Hafsa Bekri. Moderated by Alexandra Balafrej, British Council Morocco Director.
Hassan Hilmy, Hassan Mekouar, Mbarek Sryfi, Hafsa Bekri
15h30 – 16h30novel
How Barbary Pirate Raids in Cornwall in 1625 Led Me to Morocco
Jane Johnson shares the historical journey that inspired her work.
Jane Johnson
16h30 – 17h30panel
Translation as Soft Power
Mbarek Sryfi in conversation with Marcia Lynx Qualey on the power of translation.
Mbarek Sryfi