Every year, Quais du Polar organizes a crime fiction study day at Enssib for teachers, documentalists, and librarians. In conjunction with the Lyon Board of Education, the Lyon municipal library network, and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs, this day, part of which is devoted to crime fiction for young people, aims to raise awareness of crime fiction among teachers and librarians and give them ideas for working with adults and children on this genre.
The 2026 Study Day
‘Story seekers: science and fiction’: based on the theme of the 2026 edition of the festival, speakers will explore the links between science and crime fiction. From the hard sciences – nature, ecology – to the humanities and social sciences – history, geopolitics – via technical progress and the psychological drivers of fear, authors and publishers will offer you an overview of current French and international literary trends.
Do not miss the next training day on Thursday 2 April 2026!
The program:
- 9am. Welcoming coffee in the Enssib lobby.
- 9.30am-10.30am. The origins of crime novels: Meet Claire Caland, author of Histoire du polar (Les Humanoïdes associés)
- 10.30am-11.15am. Agullo, looking east. With Nadège Agullo, founder of Agullo Editions, and Petra Klabouchová, author of Près du mur nord (Near the North Wall). Meeting moderated by Vincent Raymond
- 11.30am-12.45pm. Overview of new releases in adult thrillers 2024-2025: Presented by PAGE des libraires and moderated by Jean-Baptiste Hamelin (Le Carnet à Spirales bookshop, Charlieu) and Stanislas Rigot (Lamartine bookshop, Paris 16th).
- 12pm-1pm. Horrific wave on the book. With Angélique Joyau, crime fiction editorial manager at Pocket, Laurent Queyssi, director of the Styx collection at Fleuve Publishing, and Vincent Mondiot, children’s author and director of the Nocturne collection at Actes Sud Jeunesse. Meeting presented by PAGE des libraires and moderated by Stanislas Rigot.
- 2.30-3.30pm. Overview of children’s detective novels and games 2024-2025: Presented by Cédric Chaffard, specialist children’s bookseller and board games expert.
- 3.30-4.15pm.. Alerting, recounting, transmitting: children’s literature in the service of the planet. With Jean-Christophe Tixier, author of Dernier avertissement (Rageot) and Murielle Couëslan, director of Rageot publishing. Discussion moderated by Cécric Chaffard.
- 4.30pm-5.30pm.. AI: how new technologies inspire new writers. With Maxime Girardeau, author of Mourir deux fois (Robert Laffont) and Tout ce que tu n’as pas dit (Milan), andLaurent Dorner, author of L’Homme, la femme, l’enfant et Alma (Le Rouergue). Meeting moderated by Vincent Raymond
Practical information
REGISTRATION
Registration is compulsory and free of charge on the ENSSIB website.
CONTACT
mediation@quaisdupolar.com
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