READ. for Real

READ. for Real Europe really needs reading. 75 million adult Europeans are unable to read with understanding and lack properly developed literacy skills. So Read. For Real!

Reading is the future. European Authors Day will offer celebrations across Europe thanks to the collaboration of an international consortium of seven partners from five countries supported by Creative Europe. The events will be held during November 11th-December 12th each year. Meetings with European Authors travelling from country to country will take place across Europe. Schools, preschools, libraries and bookstores from all around Europe are invited to join in with their creativity and unlimited potential! We want to offer the children and youth the experience of reading REAL books for fun, introducing up-to-date most trendy topics for REAL conversations around books, stimulating pleasure in REAL time around books, treating a conversation with a REAL author or creator as a formative experience - is the vision for : beyond nationality, latitude, political, social, religious or wealth backgrounds. Research proves reading to be a factor for development and innovation, a binder of civilisation, social capital and democracy. The main goal of the project is to make a positive impact on the European reading landscape.

A community that reads together is a community that talks to each other. This fall,     gives towns and regions a ready-...
26/09/2026

A community that reads together is a community that talks to each other.

This fall, gives towns and regions a ready-made reason to bring residents together around something that costs little and means a lot.

Bring in your local officials, libraries, schools, cultural institutions, or well-known local faces – everyone has a role to play.
🟣 Joining is simple: invite an author to visit your local library, support a city-wide book exchange, or simply spread the word through your schools and libraries – any time between 11 November and 12 December! As simple as that.
Bring your community together, one story at a time.

🟠 Register your event, receive a printed welcome pack with gadgets for your participants, and put your event on the reading map of Europe.

👉 www.readforreal.com/registration/

This fall, gives towns and regions a ready-made reason to bring residents together around something that costs little and means a lot.
Bring in your local officials, libraries, schools, cultural institutions, or well-known local faces – everyone has a role to play.

Stiftung Lesen Ciclic Federation of European Publishers EURead Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Biblioteka Narodowa
Co-funded by Creative Europe

A team that reads is a team that thinks, questions and listens a little better. This fall,     gives you a ready-made re...
25/09/2026

A team that reads is a team that thinks, questions and listens a little better.

This fall, gives you a ready-made reason to bring your team together around something other than deadlines.
Businesses and companies are natural co-creators of this celebration.

🟣 Joining is simple: invite an author to speak with your team, start a book exchange between colleagues, or simply set aside time for shared reading – any time between 11 November and 12 December! Nothing else required.

Give your team a reason to put the screens down.
🟠 Register your event, receive a printed welcome pack with gadgets for your participants, and put your event on the reading map of Europe.

👉 www.readforreal.com/registration/

Stiftung Lesen Ciclic Federation of European Publishers EURead Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Biblioteka Narodowa
Co-funded by Creative Europe

Dear PUBLISHERS! You're the ones who choose which stories get told - and who tells them.This fall,     gives your author...
24/09/2026

Dear PUBLISHERS! You're the ones who choose which stories get told - and who tells them.

This fall, gives your authors and illustrators a stage that's already set 👉 readers across Europe paying attention to books, right when the perfect gift is on people's minds.

Publishers are natural co-creators of this celebration.
🟣 Joining is simple:
invite your own authors and illustrators to hold their meetings with readers under the slogan, any time between 11 November and 12 December!

That's what taking part means.
Invite your authors to their own celebration.

🟠 Register your author's event, receive a printed welcome pack with gadgets for your participants, and put your event on the reading map of Europe.

👉 https://www.readforreal.com/registration/

Stiftung Lesen Ciclic Federation of European Publishers EURead Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Biblioteka Narodowa
Co-funded by Creative Europe

You're the ones who put the right book into the right hands, at exactly the right moment. This November and December, Eu...
23/09/2026

You're the ones who put the right book into the right hands, at exactly the right moment. This November and December, European Authors Day gives you something to build on!

🟣 A season when readers are already looking for a reason to walk through your door, and a reminder that a bookshop can be more than a place to buy a book – it can be a place where people gather around one.

Booksellers are a natural home for this celebration.
Joining is simple:
🟠 organise any reading event or activity between 11 November and 12 December. That's what taking part means.

Ready to turn your bookstore into part of Europe's biggest reading and authors celebration? Register your event and receive a printed welcome pack with materials for your shelves and windows.

👉 https://www.readforreal.com/registration/

Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria EURead Stiftung Lesen Biblioteka Narodowa Federation of European Publishers Ciclic

Co-funded by Creative Europe

When you register your     celebration event, you will receive a Welcome Pack containing a range of materials to support...
22/09/2026

When you register your celebration event, you will receive a Welcome Pack containing a range of materials to support your event and help engage participants.

The pack includes:

▪ 50 “Get a Signature” bookmarks
▪ 45 DIY postcards and 5 friendship postcards
▪ 3 certificates for organisers
▪ 5 double-sided posters featuring the Reading Challenge and space for your event invitation
▪ 50 door hangers
▪ 24 stickers
▪ 2 notebooks for educators

The materials are designed to support organisers and encourage participants to celebrate reading together. Ready to take part? Find your local hub, register your event, get your welcome pack and start planning your celebration.

Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation BulgariaEURead Stiftung Lesen Biblioteka Narodowa Federation of European Publishers Ciclic

Co-funded by Creative Europe

Long before a child learns to read alone, they're already learning to love it - through a shared page, a silly voice, a ...
19/09/2026

Long before a child learns to read alone, they're already learning to love it - through a shared page, a silly voice, a bedtime story. 📖✨

Preschools are warmly invited to join the celebration under the slogan.

Joining is simple:
🟠organise any reading moment or activity between 11 November and 12 December - big or small, and involve your children, educators and parents. That's what taking part means.
🟣Register your event and receive a printed welcome pack to help you plan and celebrate.

👉 https://www.readforreal.com/registration/

Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Biblioteka Narodowa Stiftung Lesen Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria EURead Federation of European Publishers Ciclic
Co-funded by Creative Europe

A classroom that reads together builds more than vocabulary - it builds curiosity, confidence and connection!🎨📚Schools a...
17/09/2026

A classroom that reads together builds more than vocabulary - it builds curiosity, confidence and connection!🎨📚

Schools are warmly invited to join celebration and ! Joining is simple:
- organise any reading event or activity between 11 November and 12 December.
Involve your students, teachers and parents in shared reading. That's what taking part means.
- REGISTER your event, receive a printed welcome pack to help you plan and celebrate, and be visible on the reading map of Europe!

👉 https://www.readforreal.com/registration/

Will your school be part of the story? JOIN US!

Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Stiftung Lesen Biblioteka Narodowa Ciclic EURead Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria Federation of European Publishers
Co-funded by Creative Europe

A simple daily reading routine can have a powerful impact on a child’s learning, confidence and educational success.Just...
15/09/2026

A simple daily reading routine can have a powerful impact on a child’s learning, confidence and educational success.

Just 20 minutes of reading together each day helps children develop vocabulary, strengthen concentration and build a positive relationship with books and learning.

Small moments, repeated every day, can create lasting change.

Let’s make time for stories, conversations and the joy of reading – because every page helps children grow.




Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Biblioteka Narodowa Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria Federation of European Publishers EURead Stiftung Lesen Ciclic

Co-funded by Creative Europe

Your shelves already do the quiet work of connecting people with stories. This November, let's make that connection loud...
14/09/2026

Your shelves already do the quiet work of connecting people with stories. This November, let's make that connection loud. 📚 Libraries are at the very heart of !

Joining is simple: organise a reading event or activity at your library between 11 November and 12 December, under the banner - a meeting with an author or about their work, a themed reading session, a book club, anything that celebrates books and reading. That's it, that's what taking part means. Register your event and receive a printed welcome pack to help you celebrate.

Join us!
👉 Register at readforreal.com


Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Biblioteka Narodowa Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria Federation of European Publishers EURead Stiftung Lesen Ciclic

Co-funded by Creative Europe

Today is  . Did you know that…📖 75 million adults in Europe cannot read with understanding? That's not just a personal l...
08/09/2026

Today is . Did you know that…
📖 75 million adults in Europe cannot read with understanding? That's not just a personal loss - it's a societal one. Reading with understanding is what allows people to question a headline, spot a manipulated claim, and follow an argument instead of just reacting to it.

In a world of AI-generated content, disinformation, and information designed to bypass thinking rather than invite it, critical thinking isn't optional - and critical thinking starts with reading comprehension. You can't fact-check what you can't fully read. You can't question what you don't understand.

And yet reading for pleasure, the habit that builds these skills in the first place, is at its lowest point in years. This is exactly what exists for. From 11 November to 12 December, the brings authors, schools, libraries, bookstores and readers together across the whole continent - not just to celebrate literature, but to keep the skill of understanding it alive.

Join us this fall. Europe really needs reading!

Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania Biblioteka Narodowa Фондация Четене / Reading Foundation Bulgaria Federation of European Publishers EURead Stiftung Lesen Ciclic

Co-funded by Creative Europe

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