Climate Fiction Days
The first Italian festival dedicated to literature and climate change narratives, held in Pistoia
About Climate Fiction Days
A festival about the climate told through books
The Climate Fiction Days is the first Italian festival entirely dedicated to climate change literature and the narratives that attempt to imagine the future of our planet. Established in 2024, the event is held every March in Pistoia, in the heart of Tuscany, transforming the city into a vibrant storytelling hub where stories, ideas, and science converge to help us understand the present through the lens of tomorrow.
The festival is conceived and directed by Alessandra Repossi and organized by the Isole nel Sapere APS association, with the participation and support of the Municipality of Pistoia and the patronage of the Tuscany Region. The festival's philosophy is both simple and ambitious: the climate crisis cannot be tackled with numbers and charts alone, but also through stories, as narratives have the power to stir consciences and help us imagine possible worlds.
What to expect
The Climate Fiction Days program is multidisciplinary and designed for a wide audience: meetings with authors, national premieres, poetry readings, theatrical performances, concerts, exhibitions, dialogues with scientists and communicators, comics, and reflections on literary translation. Events take place in various venues across Pistoia's historic centre, including the Biblioteca San Giorgio (the heart of the festival), Palazzo de' Rossi, Palazzo Fabroni, the Teatro Funaro, and the Museo dell'Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi.
A significant focus is placed on the younger generation, with workshops and activities for children and teenagers, school meetings, and environmental education initiatives. The festival aims to speak to all ages, as the climate issue is most relevant to those who will inherit the planet of tomorrow.
Pistoia Italian Capital of Books
The 2026 edition is part of the rich calendar of Pistoia Italian Capital of Books 2026, a recognition that confirms the cultural and literary vocation of this Tuscan city. In this context, the Climate Fiction Days take on an even more symbolic value, uniting a passion for books with the urgency of environmental issues.
An event for those who love books and the planet
Whether you are a fiction enthusiast, curious about scientific outreach, or simply sensitive to environmental issues, the Climate Fiction Days in Pistoia offer six intense days of high-quality meetings, all with free admission subject to availability. It is an opportunity to discover how literature can help us imagine—and perhaps save—the future.
Climate Fiction Days — edition 2026
The third edition of Climate Fiction Days brought Pistoia to life from March 17 to 22, 2026, with 16 events and 35 guests hosted in 9 venues throughout the historic centre, as part of the Pistoia Italian Capital of Books 2026 program. Under the artistic direction of Alessandra Repossi, the festival wove together fiction, poetry, theatre, music, comics, and science, with ample space dedicated to children, teenagers, and schools. All events were free to attend.
Programme Climate Fiction Days 2026
Tuesday, March 17
- 18:00 — Palazzo de' Rossi: poetry reading by Laura Pugno with soundscape by Gennaro Scarpato (eco-poetry and music)
Wednesday, March 18
- 18:30 — Palazzo Fabroni: meeting with anthropologist and writer Elena Dak
Thursday, March 19
- 18:30 — Teatro Funaro: theatrical reading by Anna Della Rosa from "Montagne e nuvole negli occhi" by Wu Ming-yi (translated by Silvia Pozzi)
Friday, March 20
- 16:30 — Biblioteca San Giorgio: inauguration and meeting with Sveva Sagramola, host of Geo
- 19:00 — Museo dell'Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi: environmental poetry with Fabio Pusterla and Francesco Terzago (presented by Matteo Pelliti)
Saturday, March 21
- Morning — Workshops for children (ages 3+): stories for the planet, papyrus making with papyrologist Marco Stroppa, insect stories with entomologist Gianumberto Accinelli
- 11:00 — Biblioteca San Giorgio: meeting with Bruno Arpaia ("Il mondo senza inverno") and Nicoletta Vallorani ("Ogni cosa e nessuna"), moderated by Linda Meoni
- 12:00 — Biblioteca San Giorgio: comics with Francesca Riccioni, Gianluca Costantini, and Michela Maria Artusi
- 16:00 — Biblioteca San Giorgio: comics workshop for teenagers (10+) with Riccardo Innocenti
- 17:00 — Biblioteca San Giorgio: biography genre with Alessandro Raveggi and Valeria Fieramonte (moderated by Lorenzo Guadagnucci)
- 21:00 — Biblioteca San Giorgio (special opening): video link with Andrea Gori, founder of Illuminem, in dialogue with Cristina Nadotti
Sunday, March 22
- 10:30 — Polo Puccini Gatteschi: reflections on literary translation with Velia Februari, video link with author Baoshu from China, Chiara Bartoletti (Ca' Foscari University), and Ilaria Peretti
The program also included meetings reserved for high schools with writer Michele Turazzi and CNR scientists Roberto Salzano and Andrea Ienco.
Highlights Climate Fiction Days 2026
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Where
Events take place in various venues in the historic centre of Pistoia (Province of Pistoia, Tuscany): Biblioteca San Giorgio, Palazzo de' Rossi, Palazzo Fabroni, Teatro Funaro, Museo dell'Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi, and other city locations.
How to get there
Pistoia is well-connected by train (station on the Florence-Lucca-Viareggio line) and by car via the A11 Firenze-Mare motorway. The historic centre is within walking distance of the station.
Admission
All events are free to attend, subject to availability. Workshops for children and teenagers require booking.
Information
Full program and updates are available on the official website climatefictiondays.it and the festival's social media channels. Contact: [email protected].
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Where does it take place — Climate Fiction Days
Biblioteca San Giorgio
Via Sandro Pertini, 51100 Pistoia