The day concluded with speeches from local dignitaries. Hussein Bourgi, Senator of Hérault and Regional Councillor of Occitanie, along with Fabienne Thalamas, First Deputy Mayor, and Véronique Gimenez, Deputy Mayor for Culture, addressed the attendees. Ms. Gimenez also announced the winners of the children's drawing contest: Anes Labed, Anna Ferraguet, and Baptiste Hernandez.
The event brought together around thirty authors from the region, presenting various genres such as novels, life stories, comics, children's literature, history, poetry, and science fiction. Visitors had the opportunity to interact with them and discover their literary worlds, including those of authors specifically from Pignan.
The program also included conferences and activities. Alain Valdeyron led a conference on the "Crises of Southern Viticulture," while Alain Bessière, Alex Conil, and Alain Avesque hosted a discussion on "How is a Novel Constructed?" A creative workshop on making bookmarks and travel journals was offered by Valérie Reboisson.
Exhibitions were also featured, including the youth drawing contest "Journey to the End of the World" and works by the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Pignan. Solidarity and partner spaces offered used books for sale to benefit Secours Populaire, with the presence of the Médiathèque de la Gare, Club Vene et Mosson, and the Rétromécaniques association.
