Amabili Confini

Literature that Enters the Neighborhoods

At Amabili Confini, books don't wait for readers in a room: they go looking for them. Matera's literary festival is, first and foremost, a social regeneration project that brings authors and stories to the city's districts and peripheries, transforming squares, villas, and neighborhood spaces into meeting points. Each event begins with a selection of texts chosen by the community, followed by a dialogue with the guest writer: a true 'urban osmosis.'

The 'Labyrinth' Edition

The eleventh edition, scheduled between May and June 2026, revolves around the theme of the 'Labyrinth,' explored in four sections: stories from the neighborhoods, poetry on the theme, voices from places of detention and reception, and contributions from other regions. Seven events that traverse Matera from one end to the other, from the center to the Serra Venerdì, Lanera, and Serra Rifusa districts.

Great Voices of Italian Narrative

The program brings together leading authors: Antonio Moresco, Ilaria Palomba, Edoardo Camurri, Liliana Rampello, Laura Marzi, Piergiorgio Pulixi, and Teresa Ciabatti. A lineup that intertwines novels, poetry, essays, and civil engagement, true to the festival's vocation of fostering dialogue between great literature and often marginalized territories.

An Independent Festival

Amabili Confini is an event organized without public funding, supported by private partners, with free admission to all meetings. This choice reaffirms its civil and community nature, rooted in the city of Matera.