Arte-Via Cooperativa launches the second edition of the International Literary Festival of the Interior, in honour of the victims of forest fires.

This festival is an inter-municipal accomplishment that covers 12 counties of the Portuguese Region Centro de Portugal, affected by the fires: Pedrogão Grande, Castanheira de Pera, Figueiró dos Vinhos, Penela, Arganil, Tábua, Ansião, Alvaiázere, S. Pedro do Sul, Miranda do Corvo, Lousã e Pampilhosa da Serra.

It intends to take books and writers to the most unusual and unpredictable places, such as factories, fields, beaches, churches, places where people work and live.

The festival already counts with the High Sponsorship of the Presidency of the Republic and several partners: Gulbenkian Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Regional Government, José Saramago Foundation and nine municipalities.

The International Literary Festival of the Interior - Words of Fire - will culminate with the creation and opening of a writers’ residence.

Between June 14-17 2019 and under the sign of the Nobel José Saramago, the FLII intends to involve all development agents from all participating municipalities, all local talents, in all actions to be carried out simultaneously: competitions, lectures, workshops, readings, book fairs, shows, multimedia, performances, installations, exhibitions, to and with all audiences of all age groups.