# Cartagena Negra literary festival

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> Updated: 2026-09-09T10:14:35.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

The XII edition of the Cartagena Negra festival, a literary event in Cartagena, Spain, dedicated to noir, crime, and mystery fiction, featured a program of film screenings, reading clubs, and roundtables. The festival opened with an event at the Murcia I Penitentiary Center and included various public programming sessions.

During the festival, major awards were presented at the Ramón Alonso Luzzy Cultural Center. Juan Antonio López received the VIII Icue Negro prize for his debut novel, ‘Astrágalo’, while Julián Ibáñez was presented with the III Cartagena Negra Honor Award in recognition of his career and contributions to contemporary Spanish noir fiction.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-09: Cartagena Negra awards Juan Antonio López and Julián Ibáñez

The Cartagena Negra festival awarded Juan Antonio López the VIII Icue Negro prize for his debut novel ‘Astrágalo’ and honored veteran crime novelist Julián Ibáñez for his career.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cartagena-negra-awards-juan-antonio-lpez-and-julin-ibez

### 2026-09-07: Cartagena Negra festival celebrates noir and mystery literature

The XII edition of the Cartagena Negra festival is underway in Spain, celebrating noir and mystery literature through September 12 with author meetings, film screenings, and literary awards.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cartagena-negra-festival-celebrates-noir-and-mystery-literature

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