Savi stall at colombo international book fair 2017. The exhibition will run till september 24, from 9 am to 9 pm every day. The british council library will be a part of the annual colombo international book fair from 10 to 17 september at the sirimavo bandaranaike exhibition centre bmich hall a stall 43 get a british council library membership at a discounted rate and enjoy access to. The welfare society of the colombo public library is holding. The 14th edition of the colombo international book fair will be happening at bmich from 18 september to 26 september 2012. September 10, 2014 the colombo international book fair was inaugurated by president mahinda rajapaksa at the bmich, this morning 10. Colombo international book fair, colombo, sri lanka. The international publishers association ipa is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing. Flavours of costa rica in kolkata as 41st book fair opens doors to bibliophiles.
The president also handed over scholarships to some students under the daru diriya fund set up from. After declaring open the exhibition, president sirisena toured the exhibition and engaged in cordial discussions with writers and book publishers. Colombo international book fair 2012 books stall name list. Sri lankas largest book exhibition, colombo international book fair 2016. The colombo international book fair cibf is one of the most anticipated annual events in sri lanka. Tbilisi international book fair is an event of big tradition organized by georgian publishers and booksellers.
Frequently asked questions international kolkata book fair. Featuring free wifi throughout the property, fair view hotel colombo offers accommodation in colombo. Colombo international book fair cibf will be happening from 18 september to 27 september at bmich, 9am to 9pm. Sri lanka book publishers association organized a colombo international book fair at bmich from 18 th to 27 th september 2015 on 9. The event is organised by the sri lanka book publishers association. The 42nd kolkata international book fair is a mustvisit for all. Hong kong book fair opens next month with about 670 international exhibitors travel theme to take readers on thrilling journeys with writers 26 june 2017 about 670 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions will present books on a wide range of topics and in various languages at the 28 th edition of the hktdc hong kong book fair, which will. Calling all readers and book lovers, the colombo book fair is finally here. Colombo international book fair 2014 gossip lanka news. Irvine has 17 books on goodreads, and recently added little brother by allan baillie, mission unstoppable by dan gutman, horowitz horror shorts. Organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, the fair is also for publishers looking for content. Tbilisi international book fair georgian publishers and booksellers.
If you know trade fairs in colombo that are not listed, you can transmit them to us via announce new trade fair our team will update them in a timely manner to promote these fairs as well. Colombo international book fair 20 colombo international book fair 20 14 22 sep at bmich 9. The colombo international book fair, sri lankas bestpatronized public exhibition which is held for the 12th consecutive year will be held at the bandaranaike memorial international conference hall bmich from the 18th to the 26th of september. The map of the location is provided on the home page.
The srilanka book publishers association organized a colombo international book fair 2012, plan yourself before visits to the book sales with pre select your lists of book names and the book shops you wish to visits, see below images for the hall arrangements and the book stalls and name list of the participate book shops. It was renamed indonesia international book fair in 2014 in an effort to attract a global audience. Colombo international book fair 2017 at bmich from. Bookworms everywhere rush to bmich in september and spend the day browsing for bargains. Colombo book fair in full swing photos the sunday leader. Add this event to calendar asiacolombo get started. Started in 1976 with more than 50 stalls and 30 publishers, the kolkata book fair has come a long way. At our bulong pulungan forum at the sofitel hotel, we were happy to hear about this giant book sale at close to 70 percent less than in regular book stores or online sales.
Colombo international book fair sri lanka promotions. Appointments from june 2020 worldwide trade fair dates. Its here, the humongous big bad wolf book sale at the world trade center this feb. More than a million visitors browsed through the 400 stands set up at. The 45th national book fair returns to the queen sirikit national convention centre on march 29 and will once again run in parallel with the 15th bangkok international book fair exhibition on the subject books for remembrance of funeral. Trade fairs with expired dates or trade fair dates yet. The colombo international book fair held annually during the literary month of september was opened on wednesday by president mahinda rajapaksa.
Colombo international book fair 2017 savi publications. President inaugurates colombo international book fair 2017. The 42nd kolkata international book fair is a mustvisit. The 21st edition was scheduled during february 410, 20 at pragati maidan. This book fair is organised by the sri lanka book publishers association. Sri lankan president maithripala sirisenas eldest daughter chathurika sirisena launched her debut book titled janadhipathi thaththa today at a ceremony held in colombo, at 7. President maithripala sirisena inaugurated the colombo international book fair 2017 organized by the sri lanka book publishers association for the 19th consecutive year, at the bmich, today 15. Organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, there are approximately 200300 local and international stalls at the venue, ranging from books, stationery, and learning aids. Marleen speaking at a panel on books in translation during the 2014.
Colombo international book fair 2017 will be held from friday, 15th september to sunday 24th september from 9 am to 9 pm at the bmich bandaranaike memorial international conference hall, bauddhaloka mawatha, colombo 07. With colombo international book fair cibf opening its doors yesterday for a nine day journey, it is the time of the year to battle your way through the masses gathered at the bmich premises to hunt for the books you love at discounted rates. The exhibition and book fair is opens to the public from 9am to 7pm. Our company can arrange transportation from netherlands to any place in the world. On june 28, 1971 while standing within a crowd of fifteen thousand people, joe colombo was shot three times in the back of the head. The british council library will be a part of the annual colombo international book fair from 18 to 27 september at the sirimavo bandaranaike exhibition centre bmich hall a stall 43 get a british council library membership at a discounted rate and enjoy access to. Colombo international book fair 2014 home facebook. The colombo international book fair 2017 was opened by president maithripala sirisena at the bandaranaike memorial international conference hall bmich yesterday. How do i reach the international kolkata book fair, if i am from kolkata.
If your questions are still not resolved, dont hesitate to fill up the form below and contact us. Guests can enjoy the onsite restaurant each room comes with a flatscreen tv and safety deposit box. Last month, areesh education and trading sdn bhd has taken part in the kuala lumpur international book fair. Sri lankas largest book exhibition, colombo international book fair 2014 will continue until september 17. Colombo international book fair at bmich from 18 to 27th. Colombo international book fair 2017 at the bmich the.
Flavours of costa rica in kolkata as 41st book fair opens. See more of colombo international book fair 2014 on facebook. The colombo international book fair, which is organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, is being held at the bmich for the 18th consecutive time. Also check out blog on sri lankan books to get at the book fair and a the bibliophiles guide to the colombo international book fair. The 42nd edition of the annual extravaganza promises to set the bar higher and france is this years focal theme. Fair view hotel colombo accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Highly regarded as the biggest book fair of the entire asian region, the colombo international book fair 2017, organized by the sri lanka book publishers association for the 19th consecutive year, was inaugurated last week by president maithripala sirisena, at the bmich, colombo. Cibf is sri lankas best attended and largest consumer book fair visited by millions of people during the nine days encompassing two weekends. So gather all your pennies and head over to the bmich from september 16, on till september 23 for all your dose of books. Of course also other interesting trade fairs can take place in colombo, which are not yet known to us. Bologna childrens book fair continues sharing the best of its expertise and knowhow with the international childrens book community.
Colombo international book fair 2014 british council sri. Among the fifteen thousand people were herds of press, a swarm of uniformed cops, nypd detectives and a team of fbi agents. It is held annually in midseptember at the bandaranaike memorial international conference hall in colombo, sri lanka. The exhibition will be open to the public from 9am to 9pm each day. Colombo doesnt have a lot of big events going on so people get really excited about the book fair.
Colombo international book fair 2015 british council sri. President inaugurates colombo international book fair 2014. Saudi arabia was the first participant as a guest of honor country. Colombo book fair in full swing photos photos show shoppers at the colombo international book fair, which is currently underway at the bmich. This year its on from the 10th to the 16th of september. Colombo asianews the churchs stand was a great success at the colombo international book fair, which ended yesterday. The 7th annual colombo national educational book exhibition and book fair is on at the premises of the public library from july 24 to the 30 with 46 stalls. Hong kong book fair opens next month with about 670. The 16th internaional book fair 2014 will be held from 10 17 september at bmich, colombo. Fair view hotel colombo, colombo updated 2020 prices.
The fair, which was declared open by the minister of education, bandula gunawardena on saturday, will run until september 26. The venue of the book fair is located in the permanent fairground milan. Colombo international book fair 2014, gossip lanka news photo gallery. According to the organiser, cibf is sri lanka s best attended and largest consumer fair visited by a million customers during the nine days. Colombo international book fair 2014 highlights youtube. New delhi world book fair 2014 witnessed journalist abhigyan prakash launching a book titled, development and communication morphosis written by gaurav sharma.
Published on sep 15, 2014 the awesome annual international book fair, held at the bmich, colombo, sri lanka. All rooms include a private bathroom offering free toiletries there is a 24hour front desk at the property. International publishers association ipa what works. The tenth international book fair venezuela was held between march 14 and 23, 2014 in caracas. Tbilisi international book fair traditionally will be held at expo georgia on 2831 may. The colombo international book fair will go on for nine days and will see thousands of people coming to buy, trade and sell a plethora of books. The british council division, the indialogue foundation and the y axis, among others, will provide an international flavour to the book fair. The colombo international book fair 2017, organised by the sri lanka book publishers association, was declared open on friday 15, at the bmich, and will continue till september 24, open from 9 am9 pm daily.
This is organised by the sri lanka book publishers association. International book fair, a success for the catholic church. It will be open to the public for twelve hours each day. Discovering the 16th thessaloniki international book fair aldus. Participants include 200 small magazines and over 580 stalls. International toy fair 2014, spielwarenmesse 2014 nurnberg germany part 1 duration. Colombo international book fair things to do in sri lanka. Colombo international book fair 2014 from 10th sept to 16th sept 2014 at bmich.