FLEM 2026 starts its sixth edition with 6,000 tickets reserved in less than an hour
The official inauguration has meant the first delivery of the FLEM-Magaluf Novel Prize, which in its first call has fallen to Raúl E. Asencio
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PalmaThe sixth edition of the Festival of Expanded Literature in Magaluf (FLEM) kicked off this Thursday by breaking a record, with 6,000 tickets reserved in just one hour, the event organizers reported. The official inauguration also marked the first presentation of the FLEM-Magaluf Novel Prize, which debuts this year with the goal of promoting emerging writers in the Spanish language under the age of 35, and which in its first call has been awarded to Raúl E. Asencio for 'No descendáis'.
Upon receiving the award, Asencio dedicated it to his grandparents, who lived in a cave in Alicante. The author recalled the last conversation with his grandmother, in which they spoke about the urgency and necessity with which they lived until they bought a house. With this memory, he also had some words for those who sleep in a square today, and will continue to do so on Friday and Saturday, and he demanded the need to guarantee a dignified and habitable future for everyone.
This edition also premieres the FLEM Residency, which hosts two authors in Magaluf to develop their work during the festival. The first residents are Mar Picó and Amina Saeed, who will present their experience on Friday at the 'Magaluf: territory of creation' roundtable, as part of the FLEM PRO sessions.
Among the first activities, Elisabet Benavent has returned to FLEM after two years in one of the most anticipated meetings of the day.
For his part, Rodrigo Cuevas, National Award for Current Music, gathered 800 people with 'Al pie del llar', his proposal between tradition, music, and word.
FLEM, an initiative of the Rata Corner bookstore and the hotel brand Innside by Melià, continues until Sunday with more than 30 writers, artists, and musicians, including Anna Todd, David Foenkinos, and Nerea Pérez de las Heras. The program will include talks, readings, concerts, live podcasts, and the so-called 'Secret Rooms'.
