Syrie : l’œil de la guerre avec Gwenaëlle Lenoir
April 23rd 2026, 3:30 pm
Librairie Gallimard, Montréal, QC
2024 BLUE METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL - DREAMS & UTOPIAS
As the Blue Metropolis Festival turns the page on a quarter century and begins a new one, one thread will guide us through the 2024 edition: what will our dreams be made of? Under the general theme of "Dreams & Utopias", the 26th edition of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival will bring together in Montreal more than 150 guests, offer over 120 events and feature more than 9 languages. From 25 to 28 April 2024, look around, read and discuss.
Le livres des prodiges – Rencontre avec Olivier Ciechelski
April 23rd 2026, 5:00 pm
Librairie Gallimard, Montréal, QC
La forêt qui bruit – Rencontre avec Antoinette Rychner
April 23rd 2026, 6:30 pm
Librairie Gallimard, Montréal, QC
2026 Festival Pass
From April 24th to 26th 2026
Tous les lieux du Festival sauf exception, Montréal, QC
Professional Pass
April 24th 2026, 9:00 am
L’Hotel 10, Montreal, QC
Des mots à la volée - Traduire pour le théâtre
April 24th 2026, 10:00 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
Writing, Editing, Translating: What Can Stand up to AI?
April 24th 2026, 10:00 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
Is Niche Literature the Future of Literature and Publishing?
April 24th 2026, 11:30 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
The Role of Montreal’s English Magazines in Shaping Canadian Storytelling
April 24th 2026, 11:30 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
Professional Networking Lunch
April 24th 2026, 12:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Opening Ceremony and Blue Met Talks
April 24th 2026, 4:00 pm
Hotel 10 (Salle JAG), Montréal, QC
Brandon Taylor in Conversation with Eleanor Wachtel
April 24th 2026, 6:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Terreurs à la campagne - Andrée A. Michaud et Antoinette Rychner
April 24th 2026, 6:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
The Narrative Spell: Magical Thinking in a Rational World
April 24th 2026, 6:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
Alberto Garlini – L'Italie exhaltante de rudes décennies / L'esaltante Italia di decenni difficili
April 24th 2026, 7:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Ayelet Tsabari’s Love Song for the Broken-Hearted
April 24th 2026, 7:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
From the Page to the Oscars
April 24th 2026, 7:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
The Rule of Stone
April 24th 2026, 8:30 pm
Hotel 10 (Salle JAG), Montréal, QC
Les femmes peuvent-elles vraiment réinventer le monde?
April 25th 2026, 10:00 am
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
The Power of Point of View in Divisive Times
April 25th 2026, 10:00 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
Affair with China – The Dragon Trough Gabriel Safdie’s Lens
April 25th 2026, 11:00 am
Hotel 10 (Salle JAG), Montréal, QC
Folie, guerres et santé mentale : Où trouver le chemin de la raison
April 25th 2026, 11:30 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
From Kyiv, the Ukrainian Poet Lyuba Yakimchuk and The Apricots of Donbas
April 25th 2026, 11:30 am
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Queer Life then and Now
April 25th 2026, 11:30 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
Le bédéiste de réputation internationale Guy Delisle reçoit le Prix Metropolis bleu Avenir et société. Précédé de la remise du Prix Nouvel Apport Metropolis Bleu/Conseil des Arts de Montréal à Laura Bari
April 25th 2026, 1:00 pm
Hotel 10 (Salle JAG), Montréal, QC
Memories, Generations and Legacy
April 25th 2026, 1:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
The autistic imagination - Meeting with Daniel Tammet
April 25th 2026, 1:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
The Woods and the Sea: Wyl Menmuir, Winner of The Blue Metropolis Planet Literature Prize
April 25th 2026, 1:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Écrire la maternité — Les failles du mythe
April 25th 2026, 2:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
The Violet Prize Awarded to Shani Mootoo
April 25th 2026, 2:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Leonardo Padura, Premio Metropolis Azul 2026
April 25th 2026, 3:00 pm
Hotel 10 (Salle JAG), Montréal, QC
Belonging : Who Really Belongs in Quebec?
April 25th 2026, 3:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
Le roman noir est-il prophétique? Conversation entre Andrée A. Michaud et Olivier Ciechelski
April 25th 2026, 4:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Violence, Political Power, Murder: Did Shakespeare Foresee our World?
April 25th 2026, 4:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
Lugar de fala: Uma conversa com Djamila Ribeiro
April 25th 2026, 5:00 pm
Hotel 10 (Salle JAG), Montréal, QC
The Faces of War
April 25th 2026, 5:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Women's Rights, Human Rights, the Fight Against Racism – One Step Forward, One Step Back?
April 25th 2026, 5:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
Award Ceremony for the Words to Change Prize to Azar Nafisi and Montreal Premiere of Reading Lolita in Tehran. A glass of wine will be served.
April 25th 2026, 7:00 pm
Hotel 10 (Salle JAG), Montréal, QC
Leonardo Padura et Alberto Garlini – Le roman face à l’histoire / Leonardo Padura e Alberto Garlini – Il romanzo di fronte alla storia / Leonardo Padura y Alberto Garlini: La novela frente a la historia
April 25th 2026, 7:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Memoir Writing – How Much to Reveal?
April 26th 2026, 10:00 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
Jamaica Kincaid in Conversation with Eleanor Wachtel
April 26th 2026, 11:30 am
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
Ainda estou aqui / I Am Still Here
April 26th 2026, 1:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
Fragilité, violence, création - Conversation entre l’écrivain Yvon Rivard et l’anthropologue Samuel Veissière
April 26th 2026, 1:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
Is It Possible to Be at Peace in Nature ?
April 26th 2026, 1:00 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
Ailleurs et exotisme – Loin des clichés. Conversation entre Blaise Ndala, Guy Delisle et Luigi Farrauto
April 26th 2026, 2:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Saint-Laurent), Montréal, QC
Ariana Harwicz – La folie d’une femme
April 26th 2026, 2:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Salle Jardin), Montréal, QC
What Memories of Today Will we Have Tomorrow – A Conversation Between Wyl Menmuir and Mary Soderstrom
April 26th 2026, 2:30 pm
HOTEL 10 (Espace Godin), Montréal, QC
