Home / News / Introducing Ray il-Qarrej Back to News Introducing Ray il-Qarrej Festivals • Malta Book Festival • News 26th June, 2023 Introducing Ray il-Qarrej, the first of four captivating characters featured on this year’s Malta Book Festival poster! Ray is a bookworm who journeys through realms of imagination with each turn of a page, a fisherman who symbolises the magic of getting hooked on reading. Ray is inviting you to dive deep into an ocean of stories and ideas to be discovered between the 18-22 October at the #beyondbooks themed 2023 Malta Book Festival. The Festival once again promises to be the biggest celebration of books and reading in Malta, this year lining-up almost 50 exhibitors each bringing readers the widest range of books by local and international publishers under one roof. But if you can’t wait that long to meet Ray, we’ve got you covered. This summer Ray will already be meeting young audiences with an entertaining message on the numerous intellectual and personal benefits of reading at Il-Fiera l-Kbira. Visit the bookshop brought to you by the National Book Council at Il-Fiera il-Kbira on 6-16 July at Montekristo Estate, Siggiewi, for your chance to meet ‘Ray il-Qarrej’ in person and listen to a story or two. Join us in a few weeks at Il-Fiera l-Kbira and later at the 2023 Malta Book Festival to celebrate the power of storytelling and the beautiful relationship between books and other media. For the latest updates on the Malta Book Festival, please follow the NBC website, and the NBC Facebook page and Malta Book Festival 2023 Facebook page. 2023 Malta Book Festival Exhibitors 4Sightprint Tv & More 4sightprint@gmail.com Agenda Bookshop https://agendabookshop.com/ Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta https://ahmadiyya.mt/ Arts Council Malta https://artscouncilmalta.gov.mt/ BDL Books https://bdlbooks.com/ Bonfirraro Editore https://www.bonfirraroeditore.it/ Bookends bookendsf@millermalta.com Deer Publications deerandrew@gmail.com Embassy of France in Malta https://mt.ambafrance.org/-English- EDE Books / Kixott https://edebooks.eu/ Faraxa Publishing https://www.faraxabooks.com/ Fondazzjoni Sagħtar https://saghtar.org.mt/hanut/ ĠEMMA https://gemma.gov.mt/ German-Maltese Circle https://www.germanmaltesecircle.org/ Għaqda tal-Malti -Università https://ghaqdatalmalti.org/ Heritage Malta Publishing https://heritagemalta.org/ Horizons https://horizons.com.mt/ Infomediaworks Limited https://www.infomediaworks.co.uk/ INANNA publishers maltabooksvv@gmail.com Istituto Italiano di Cultura La Valletta https://iicvalletta.esteri.it/iic_lavalletta/it/ Jens C. Büdinger https://www.jensbud.com/ Joseph P Smith – Photographer https://www.smithjp.com/ Kite Group https://kitegroup.com.mt/ Klabb Kotba Maltin https://midseabooks.com/ Kotba Calleja https://www.kotbacalleja.net/ L-Aġenzija Nazzjonali tal-Litteriżmu https://educationservices.gov.mt/en/nationalliteracyagency Mallia & D’Amato Bookshelf Curator https://www.malliadamatobooks.com/ Malta Film Commission https://maltafilmcommission.com/ Malta Libraries https://www.maltalibraries.gov.mt/ Martin Baron domenizen@protonmail.com Meli Bookshop https://www.facebook.com/Meli-Book-Shop-1502284266653728/ Mellieħa Local Council https://mellieha.gov.mt/ Merlin Library https://merlinlibrary.com/ Midsea Books https://midseabooks.com/ Ministry for Inclusion, Voluntary Organisations, and Consumer Rights https://inclusion.gov.mt/ Pandora Books https://www.maltabooks.com/ Librerija Preca precabookshop@gmail.com Redent Camilleri https://www.redentcamilleri.com/ Service Dogs Malta Foundation https://www.servicedogsmalta.org/ SKS Publishers https://ktieb.org.mt/skspublishers.com Taste Malta https://tastemalta.net/ The Little Island that was – Children’s Book Series https://www.facebook.com/thelittleislandthatwas The National Archives of Malta https://nationalarchives.gov.mt/en/ uXBT ltd www.usemlab.com www.gemellituttle.it Wikimedia Community Malta https://www.wikimalta.org/ Wirt iż-Żejtun https://wirtizzejtun.com/ Wise Owl Publications https://www.wiseowlmalta.com/ SHARE POST Related Articles Make a mark abroad! 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