International meeting of UNESCO cities of literature in Ljubljana, 2025.
In 2015, Ljubljana received the permanent title of UNESCO City of Literature and committed to promote the sustainable development of literature and reading culture. Each year, the city hosts a diverse range of literary activities, including an open-air book fair in the city center and a great number of literary readings and discussions. In addition, Ljubljana City of Literature maintains a bilingual website offering information on events, literary spaces and numerous creators of its literary scene.
Ljubljana also participates in the UNESCO City of Literature Writer in the Park residency program and invites international writers every year for a month-long creative residency. In addition, the city organizes an annual comic artists’ residency in collaboration with Angoulême – a UNESCO City of Literature as well – and the French Institute. Ljubljana UNESCO City of Literature programmes are coordinated by Divja misel Institute in conjunction with the City of Ljubljana’s Department for Culture.
