The University of Guadalajara, through a project created by the Environmental Sciences Museum as part of the University’s Cultural Center, and with the support of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, has established the José Emilio Pacheco City and Nature Award. The prize, which will be given for the first time this year, will be dedicated to poetry. The winning author, who must write in Spanish and have at least ten unpublished poems or poems published in the last five years that are related to nature, urban sustainability, socio-ecological harmony and environmental conservation, will be given a purse of US $10,000. The award is dedicated to poet José Emilio Pacheco, whose work explores the duality between cities and nature.
Created by the University of Guadalajara, and with the collaboration of the National Institute for Indigenous Languages, the Culture Ministry, the National Commission for the Development of the Indigenous Cultures and Jalisco’s Department of Education, the American Indigenous Literature Award is granted to enrich, protect and promote the legacy and richness of Mexico’s indigenous peoples through literature in all its forms, and to and acknowledge and further develop the careers and works of indigenous authors. The award, which carries a purse of US $25,000, will be given for the fourth time at the 2016 FIL Guadalajara.
The SM Ibero-American Award for Literature for Children and Young People was implemented in 2005, the year of Ibero-American literature, with the goal of promoting literature for children and young people throughout Ibero-America. The award is given out each year during the Guadalajara International Book Fair to recognize writers of literature for children and young people and carries a purse of US $30,000.
With the goal of creating a network that helps to encourage the work of illustrators of books for children and young people in Ibero-America, the SM Foundation and the FIL Guadalajara invites illustrators to submit their work to be included in the Annual Ibero-American Illustration Catalog. The 45 works selected will be displayed in an exposition at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. In addition, illustrators will have the opportunity to work on an illustrated book with Ediciones SM and the winner will be given US $5,000. You can find more information at: www.iberoamericailustra.com
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Spain, Guest of Honor
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I want to see you again
Spain, Guest of Honor
Literary Program
I want to see you again
In 1995, Cris Mazza and Jeffrey DeShell coined the term "Chick-Lit" for the title of a post-feminist fiction anthology. "Chick" refers to girl, and "lit" to literature. Romantic stories that border on the fantastical, promising continuity (or not) with a possible "I want to see you again" and that lead us to wonder about the consequences of a modern romantic experience. Alice Kellen and Joana Marcús, two of the most important Spanish authors of the genre, will talk about the creative process and the keys to the contemporary romantic experience represented in the sagas with which they have captivated so many readers.
Participants: Alice Kellen, Joana Marcús
Moderator: Raquel Castro
Alice Kellen
Invitado de Honor(Valencia, 1989) is a lover of cats, art and endless visits to bookstores. She loves experiencing the characters and emotions she tries to capture on paper.
Her novels Donde todo brilla, La teoría de los archipiélagos, El mapa de los anhelos, Tú y yo, invencibles, Las alas de Sophie, Nosotros en la luna and the duology Deja que ocurra have fascinated over two million readers.
Joana Marcús
Invitado de Honor(Mallorca, 2000)
She is a Spanish writer of fantasy, science fiction and youth romance. Thanks to the success of her novels, she stopped working in the hospitality industry and began to devote her time to university. She currently divides her time between her Psychology studies and promoting her books.
She began as a writer on the Wattpad digital reading and writing platform at the age of 13. Today, she is the only Spanish writer in the top global rankings. In 2021, with Antes de diciembre, she became one of the youngest writers to achieve international sales success. That same year, Antes de diciembre ranked among the ten best-selling novels in various countries. In 2022, she was the best-selling author just behind the Harry Potter books.
She has published Antes de diciembre (2021), Ciudades de humo (2022), Ciudades de cenizas (2022), Ciudades de fuego (2022), Después de diciembre (2022), Tres meses (2023), Las luces de febrero (2023) and Etéreo (2024).
She has received the award Premio Un Año for best young adult literature for Antes de diciembre (2022), the award Premio Libro de Oro for children's and young adult literature for Después de diciembre (2023) and the award Premi Diario de Mallorca Cultura (2023).
Raquel Castro
(Mexico City, 1976) is a writer, screenwriter, journalist and cultural promoter. In 2012, she won the Premio de Novela Juvenil Gran Angular with her first novel, Ojos llenos de sombra, and in 2022 she received a special mention in the Cuatrogatos Foundation Awards for her short story collection El ataque de los zombis (parte mil quinientos), published by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in its first young adult literature series, Hilo de Aracne.
Her other works include the young adult novels Exiliados (2013), Lejos de casa (2013), Dark Doll (2014), Un beso en tu futuro (2017) and El método infalible para ligarte a quien tú quieras (2021); the essay Cambiamos para ser más como somos (2017), and the storybooks ¡Pirañas del mundo, uníos! (2017) and Playlist (2023). With Alberto Chimal she co-wrote the writing manual Cómo escribir tu propia historia (2018) and the novel El club de las niñas fantasma (2021).
In 2024, she wrote the fiction podcast El corazón de la Vía Láctea, produced by Loqueleo and available on Spotify. She runs a YouTube channel dedicated to literature and outreach (www.youtube.com/AlbertoyRaquelMx) and her own literary blog at www.raxxie.com.
Other activities involving the participant:
Drawing the world: the invention of books
Science fiction written by women
Monday December 02
17:30 to 18:20
Salón Enrique González Martínez, Área Internacional, Expo Guadalajara