Festival: Polar at the Beach 2025

Description

The “Polar at the Beach” festival was founded in 2002 and is now preparing for its 22nd edition. The 2024 event lived up to its promises, attracting a large audience of passionate readers, whether they were specialists or simply fans of noir and crime literature. At a time when crime writers are gaining increasing recognition and winning prestigious awards, and when crime series are flourishing across various media, noir literature has never been more popular. Riding on this wave of recognition for a distinct form of expression, the association Les Ancres Noires is proud to continue its beach festival project in 2025. This year, we are thrilled to welcome, among others, Roxanne Bouchard, a Québécois author, as well as Judith Wiart, a native of Le Havre.

Program:

• Tuesday, June 10: Opening of the “Mine de Rien” exhibition at the Caucriauville Media Library, based on a short story by Max Obione (author from Le Havre)

• Wednesday, June 11: “Tribunal des flagrants des livres” at the Niemeyer Library at 6:30 PM. Presentation of the six novels selected for the Ancres Noires Prize, which will be awarded on Saturday evening.

• Thursday, June 12: Screening of a noir film at Le Studio Cinema

• Friday, June 13: Writing workshop led by Norman author David Coulon at the Pôle Simone Veil

• Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15 on the seafront:

Book signings with the attending authors

Conferences on the bus

Theatrical readings by the Compagnie du Suroît

Street theater by L’oreille arrachée

Slam poetry, inspired by crime, with Eric Leveel