The Bookfest Chișinau International Book Fair

The Bookfest Chișinau International Book Fair, the most important event promoting literature, bringing together publishing houses from both banks of the Prut River, will take place between September 3 and 7, 2025, at the well-known Mediacor center (60 Alexei Mateevici Street) within the Moldova State University.

As in previous editions, public access will be free for this edition of the book fair, daily between 10 am and 8 pm.

Important publishing houses from both Romania and the Republic of Moldova will be present, with books exclusively in Romanian and with the best price offers. Famous authors from both banks of the Prut river will give you additional reasons not to miss participating in this new book celebration: Mircea Cărtărescu, Gabriela Adameșteanu, Radu Paraschivescu, Ioana Nicolaie, Sabina Fati, Vlad Zografi, Cristian Preda, Varujan Vosganian, Moni Stănilă, Emilian Galaicu-Păun, Dumitru Crudu, Lilia Calancea, Tatiana Țîbuleac, Vitalie Ciobanu, Vаl Butnaru and many others will be able to be met by Bookfest Chișinău visitors during the book launches, the topics addressed being among the most diverse and exciting.

Some of the most important publishing houses in Romania and the Republic of Moldova will welcome bibliophiles with their latest editorial offers: Romanian Academy Publishing House, Art Editorial Group, Arc Publishing House, AGIR Publishing House, Booklet, Cartego, Cartier Publishing House, Casa Poveştilor, Cuantic Publishing House, Curtea Veche Publishing, Didactica Publishing House, Eikon Publishing House, Epigraf, Eurodidactica, Frontiera, Gama Publishing House, Romanian Cultural Institute Publishing House, Junimea Publishing House, Humanitas, Litera, National Museum of Romanian Literature Publishing House, Nemira Publishing House, Paralela 45 Publishing House, Polirom, Prior Media Group, Prut, Sophia Publishing House, Ştiinţa Publishing House, Trei, University Publishing House of the University of Craiova, UNATC Press.

The organizers of Bookfest Chișinău are the National Library of the Republic of Moldova, the State University of Moldova, the Union of Publishers of the Republic of Moldova, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova and the Association of Publishers of Romania.

The 2025 edition of the Bookfest Chisinau International Book Fair is financed by the Department for Relations with the Republic of Moldova and takes place in partnership with the Ministry of Culture of Romania and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova.

Strategic partners of the event are Innovate Moldova and the Embassy of Sweden in the Republic of Moldova.

Media partners: TVR Moldova, Moldova 1, Radio Chisinau, Teleradio Moldova and iTicket.md

The full calendar of events within the Bookfest Chisinau 2025 edition will soon be available on www.bookfest.ro, as well as on the official Facebook page of the Bookfest International Book Fair.