READ Barcelona 2026 · Participant guide
What will we do during the three days of the convention?
From 16 to 18 September, mornings will combine professional B2B meetings, working assemblies and themed gatherings. In the afternoons, READ will open up to the city with public conversations and debates. Each participant will be able to build their schedule flexibly.
B2B meetings
One-to-one meetings between publishers, magazines, agencies, institutions and cultural projects. La Capella del MACBA will remain open throughout this time.
Publishing assemblies
Collective working sessions in small groups, with shared questions and concrete cases, aimed at generating proposals and collaborations.
Professional gatherings
Themed conversations connecting organisations from different countries that work on common challenges and interests.
How to combine the activities: B2B meetings run on an open schedule between 09:00 and 16:00. You can arrange them around the assemblies and professional gatherings. We recommend contacting organisations in the shared directory and scheduling your meetings in advance.
Daily agenda
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Professional B2B meetings
Catalogue presentations, rights and translations, exchanges of experience and the development of new international collaborations.
La Capella del MACBA · Convent dels Àngels, Plaça dels Àngels, 1 -
Assembly on technology, platforms and artificial intelligence
Collective work on the technological changes affecting the production, circulation and sustainability of publishing projects.
Pati Manning · Carrer de Montalegre, 7 · Advance registration -
Meeting with funding institutions
Support tools for mobility, translation and internationalisation with Institut Ramon Llull, Etxepare and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).
Pati Manning · Advance registration -
From 17:00
Public programme
- 17:00Magazines against Trumpism · Pati Manning
- 18:00From war to the border · Plaça de la Gardunya
- 19:00Race or class? · Plaça de la Gardunya
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Professional B2B meetings
Another day to present projects, explore translation and rights agreements, and establish contacts with international participants.
La Capella del MACBA · Convent dels Àngels, Plaça dels Àngels, 1 -
Assembly on content production and the construction of ideas
Discussion and group work on how ideas are produced, supported and circulated in the contemporary publishing ecosystem.
Pati Manning · Carrer de Montalegre, 7 · Advance registration -
International gathering of ideas festivals
An exchange of experience and possible collaborations between FLIPEI, Festival di Letteratura Sociale / Working Class, Firenze RiVista Festival and READ.
Pati Manning · Advance registration -
From 17:00
Public programme
- 17:00The culture factory · Pati Manning
- 18:00Abolish the family? · Plaça de la Gardunya
- 19:00Cartographies of hegemony · Plaça de la Gardunya
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Professional B2B meetings
A final time slot to follow up on contacts, finalise agreements and launch joint projects.
La Capella del MACBA · Convent dels Àngels, Plaça dels Àngels, 1 -
International assembly on publishing alliances
Collaborative work to identify needs, models of cooperation and commitments that can continue beyond the convention.
Pati Manning · Carrer de Montalegre, 7 · Advance registration -
Meeting on building new authorships
A conversation between publishers and magazines on how to discover, support and circulate new voices and authors.
Pati Manning · Advance registration -
From 17:00
Public programme
- 17:00Dissident frequencies · Pati Manning
- 18:00The enigma of green capital · Plaça de la Gardunya
- 18:30After oil · Plaça de la Gardunya
- 19:30Palestine: a method of liberation · Plaça de la Gardunya
How to organise B2B meetings
Use the shared directory to contact organisations directly. We will communicate the table number assigned to each publisher, magazine or institution closer to the event. Every table will be numbered and clearly marked.
How the assemblies will work
Each session will begin with a brief introduction and continue in small groups. READ will collect the results and share them with participating organisations so the work can continue.
Professional registration
You will receive a specific link to register for each assembly and professional gathering. Advance registration will allow us to plan group sizes and prepare the sessions more effectively.