One of the most anticipated literary events in Southern Italy returns. Author's Landings, now in its 22nd edition, will be held on Saturday 4 July 2026 at 8.00 pm in the splendid setting of the Church of Soccorso di Forio d'Ischia, one of the island's symbolic places, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and full of history and charm.
This year's evening promises to live up to its legacy, with twenty-two editions of cultural excellence culminating in an international event featuring Italian and European authors and leading figures.
The event, conceived and strongly desired by the publisher Peter Graus, founder of the Graus Editions, is sponsored by the Campania Region, from the Municipality of Forio d'Ischia and under the high patronage of European Parliament, a testament to the institutional and cultural recognition that this event has gained over the years.
The event will be hosted by the journalist Giusy Luminoso and will feature over thirty candidate authors selected for the quality and originality of their works.
Among the names in the running are: Roberta Beolchi with Fairy Mamy and the Magic of Love, Alessandra Brescia with The silence of scars, Livia Cyprus with Deep within my self, Valerio D'Ambra with Grandma Titta, Nadia D'Angelo with In between is everything else, Paola Dell'Erba with Penultimate wish, John De Liso with The disappointed employee… in Australia, Enrico Antonio Errico with Twenty times life, Alessandro Faino with Thorns, Saverio Ferrara with Forbidden knowledge, Edward Giglio with The young poet, Aline Improta with Naked with clothes on, Antonio Lamorte with The master, Francesco Mennillo with The child of Piscinola, Elio Parascandolo with To get her, Attilio Pepe with A saint's life, Marcello Pollara with I've never been alone, John Ruggiero with Hearts in the Trenches, Raffaele Russo with Mafioso, Francesco Scarano with The world through your eyes, Iolanda Sorda with The Order of Truth, Joseph Tecce with Stories from Irpinia, Emilia Tartaglia Polcini with Asia, the Ligurian who landed in Sannio, Sabrina Uccellowith After coffee, Mauro Umile e Valeria Fattore with The seagull with cardboard wings, Alessia Vessicchio with Up to you, Massimo Villani with My first 80 years with an open heart e Peter Vuolo with From the sea side.
Among the most touching and significant moments of the entire evening, the artistic performances of Vicky Della Peruta and of the Barbara Castagliuolo Dance Company They will courageously and sensitively address one of the most painful issues of our time: femicide.
