The 39 writers selected to participate in Beirut39 are invited to Beirut for four days, and around 50 events are organized all over the city, in libraries, bookshops, cafés, universities and schools etc. The events are structured around literary topics and take the form of panel debates between three and five writers with a chairperson. All events are followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The events are free and entry is open to the general public; the Festival hopes to attract a diverse audience, reflecting the power of writing to stimulate social cohesion and cultural understanding.
