The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture, promotes the participation of the Azores in the 85th Lisbon Book Fair, an initiative sponsored by the Portuguese Association of Publishers and Bookseller that will take place at Eduardo VII Park from May 28 to June 14.
The main purpose of the Azorean participation is to disseminate works by Azorean authors or that address Azorean themes. There are several publishers represented at the Azores Culture Pavilion.
The Azores pavilion is installed on three stands and features the following the entities: the Regional Directorate for Culture, ART - Regional Tourism Association, Amigos dos Açores - Ecological Association, Os Montanheiros Association, Azorina - Society for Environmental Management and Nature Conservation, Blu Edições, Angra do Heroísmo and Horta City Halls, Santa Cruz da Graciosa Town Hall, Regional Centre for Handicrafts, Companhia das Ilhas, Geotrota, Azorean Institute of Culture, Ponta Delgada Cultural Institute, Terceira Historical Institute, Jorge Barros - Produções Audiovisuais, Azores Military Museum, Horta Cultural Centre, Publiçor, Turiscom, University of the Azores, Ver Açor and Yolanda Corsépius.
The publications of publishers represented at the event may be purchased at a discount of 20% while the publication of the Regional Directorate for Culture will have a discount of 30%.
In addition to this significant decrease in the public sale price, the Azores Culture Pavilion will select on a daily basis the "Book of the Day" as well as a book on sale, which will have a discount of 50%.
The Azores Culture Pavilion of the 85th Lisbon Book Fair may be visited from Monday to Friday and on holiday eves from 12:30 PM to 12 AM, Saturdays from 11 AM to 12 AM and Sundays and holidays from 11 AM to 11 PM.
The stand is operated by a work of the Regional Directorate for Culture, who will be supported by five Azorean students.
The Regional Directorate for Culture informs that this and other events may be consulted in the Cultural Agenda of the CulturAçores Portal at the following address: www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt.