Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS), on behalf of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism, is delighted to announce a series of prelude events in October leading up to the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival 2025, which will run from 10th to 16th November 2025.

Book Launches

• Christina Galliano will relaunch a reprint of her late mother’s memoir A Rocky Passage to Exile…The World War II Memoirs of Lourdes Galliano. The book recalls Lourdes’ childhood evacuation from Gibraltar during World War II through Casablanca, London and Northern Ireland. Launch: Thursday 2nd October, BookGEM. Cristina will also feature in the Lightning Talks panel on Thursday 13th November.

• Alice Mascarenhas MBE presents Palabras al Viento, honouring her late father Manolo Mascarenhas, remembered for his 1960s Radio Gibraltar broadcasts and newspaper writings from 1946–1972. Launch: Thursday 23rd October, Grand Battery House. Alice will also launch Alice’s Table 7 on Monday 10th November, BookGEM.

• Ambrose Avellano will launch El Niño Tiene Algo! The Making of an Artist, a richly illustrated book covering six decades of his artistic career. Launch: Tuesday 28th October, BookGEM.

• Charlie Cumbo will launch Gibraltar Football Down Memory Lane, a photographic publication tracing Gibraltar’s football history since 1882. Launch: Monday 10th November, BookGEM.

Workshop

• Melissa Bosano (GNBC member and transformational coach) will run Discover Your Writer’s Voice: A Coaching Workshop for Writers and Aspiring Writers. This practical session will include guided exercises, discussions and creative activities to help participants develop clarity, refine goals and build motivation. Workshop: Thursday 16th October, BookGEM.

Minister for Tourism and Culture, the Hon. Christian Santos GMD MP, said:

“As always, my thanks to my teams for organising a myriad of events for and around the Literary Festival. These prelude events will serve to get people interested and involved in the upcoming main events. These particular prelude events are focused on local authors and local stories. Gibraltar has always been a melting pot of inspiration, and our creatives are certainly using their experiences and talents to inspire others. The variety of subject matter in the books and workshop will be sure to attract a good crowd for all these dates.”

For further information, please contact the Festival Director:
Tel: 20047309
Email: info@culture.gi