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 The winning author, who must write in Spanish and have at least ten unpublished poems or poems published in the last five years that are related to nature, urban sustainability, socio-ecological harmony and environmental conservation, will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.
Juan Carlos Quezadas
Karime Cardona Cury
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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Special activities for professionals from Spain, Guest of Honor
Activities for Professionals
Special activities for professionals from Spain, Guest of Honor
PARIX. Training for book professionals to achieve their most ambitious goals
Activities for Professionals
Special activities for professionals from Spain, Guest of Honor
PARIX. Training for book professionals to achieve their most ambitious goals
Two people who are dedicated to advancing the world of books discuss the skills that professionals need to achieve their goals, and how to acquire those skills. In 2023, Luis González designed PAREX, a school for the Spanish book, regarded in international forums as a leading experience in innovation in content and training processes. Hugo Setzer is a global benchmark on representing the interests of publishing, and he also discusses his reflections on the current challenges in the industry. The dialogue between the two professionals will enable us to know the training needs for coming years, discover the possibilities offered by new tools to democratize access to excellent training, and assess opportunities to collaborate on support strategies for professionals from both sides of the Atlantic.
Participants: Luis González Martín, Hugo Setzer Letsche
Luis González Martín
Invitado de HonorHe is the General Director of the Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez (FGSR), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting reading and innovating in the book industry. He holds a degree in Law and a master's degree in Labor and Tax Consulting from the Autonomous University of Madrid. In 1992, he joined the Senior Corps of State Administrators, and since then has held various senior positions within the Spanish Administration. In his most recent role at the Ministry of Culture, he launched the Reading Promotion Plan 2001-2004. During these stages, he also served on the Steering Committee of the international nuclear fusion project (JET) and on the Board of Directors of Enresa, and was awarded the Distinguished Cross of Saint Raymond of Peñafort. Since joining FGSR in 2004, he has launched projects such as Readmagine, Renodo, Lecturalab, Canal Lector, Lectylab, and PARIX, and has led or participated in European projects like Tisp, Aldus Up, Sidt, Creative Shift, ThinkPub, and 1234redes. He is the 3rd Vice President of the Spanish Association of Foundations and a member of the Madrid City Council’s Council of Culture, appointed by unanimous decision of all political groups.
Other activities involving the participant:
Panel 3: Get studying. Bookstores and publishers at the desk
Hugo Setzer Letsche
Setzer has an Industrial Engineering degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and an MBA from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas. He is the CEO of the publishing house El Manual Moderno, and president of the Mexican Chamber of Publishers, as well as the Vice-President of the Advisory Board of the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC). He was the chairman of the International Publishers Association and the founding chairman of the Mexican Center for the Protection and Promotion of Copyright (SGC). He was the president of the Ibero-American Chapter, a member of the Board of Directors of STM; president of the Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, and member of the Executive Board of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations.
Monday December 02
11:00 to 11:50
Pabellón de España, Expo Guadalajara