Malgrat de Mar hosts new Literature Festival PLEC from November 13-15

The festival will feature authors like Ferran Guallar and Raquel Santanera, and include family activities and workshops.

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The municipality of Malgrat de Mar is launching PLEC, its new Literature Festival, which will take place from November 13-15. The event aims to be contemporary, participatory, and intergenerational, with activities held at the Plaça de l'Església, the Centre Cultural, the Arxiu, and the Peixateries Velles.

The festival will feature authors such as Ferran Guallar, Raquel Santanera, Maria Canelles, and Ramon Mas, among others. Additionally, PLEC menut has been designed for families, offering workshops, storytelling, and music.
The festival will open on Friday, November 13, at 6:30 PM in the Centre Cultural with a literary discussion about Maria-Mercè Marçal's book "El drac a la cambra", featuring illustrator Agustí Comotto and poet Raquel Santanera. Later, at 7:45 PM, also at the Centre Cultural, the recital "La represa del plaer/afàsia" with Paula S Piedad will take place.
On Saturday, November 14, the Arxiu Municipal will host a poetry writing workshop titled "La mirada del poeta" led by editor and poet Myriam Soteras, starting at 10:00 AM. At 12:00 PM, at the Peixateries Velles, economist and writer Ferran Guallar will present his novel "Els búnquers". At midday, at the Arxiu, Myriam Soteras will also conduct the seminar "Del manuscrit a la llibreria" and, at 6:00 PM, the workshop "Cuinem poemes: els ingredients de la recepta poètica".
At 8:00 PM, the Centre Cultural will host "Escrit en un tovalló de bar", a multidisciplinary project combining literature, music, and dance by Marta Pérez and Aida González.
On Sunday, the festival's final day, it will begin at 11:30 AM at the Peixateries Velles with a live reading of fragments from Víctor Català's work "Mosaic", presented by Agnès Prats. The festival will conclude at 12:30 PM, also at the Peixateries Velles, with a literary discussion featuring Maria Canelles and Ramon Mas, who will present their books "Si fos una sibil·la" and "Sempre és massa tard", respectively.
The PLEC menut activities will take place in the Plaça de l'Església. On Friday, at 5:30 PM, "La parada de la Glòria" with Enrenou Teatre will be held. On Saturday, at 11:00 AM, there will be a workshop titled "El llibre misteriós", followed by "Contes de tardor" with Sensedrama Teatre at 12:00 PM. In the afternoon, starting at 4:30 PM, Anna Nieto from LABcreatiu will lead a workshop on bookmarks and nature.
On Sunday, the last family activity will be at 11:00 AM with musical animation "Poemari musicat i ballat" by Rah-mon Roma.
Based on information from the official source: Ajuntament de Malgrat de Mar (02/11/2026)