
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 The winning author, who must write in Spanish and have at least ten unpublished poems or poems published in the last five years that are related to nature, urban sustainability, socio-ecological harmony and environmental conservation, will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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Inauguration
Participants: Armando Montes de Santiago, Isol Misenta, Miguel Bustos

Armando Montes de Santiago
He has been a member of the organizing committee of the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) for 20 years. For several years, he led the International Sales department. He currently serves as General Coordinator of Exhibitors and Professionals and leads key projects for the fair, including the Comic + Graphic Novel Hall and Libros al Gusto.
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Inauguration
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Opening Talk

Isol Misenta
Isol Misenta (Buenos Aires, 1972) is a specialist in storytelling through the dialogue between images and words—she both draws and writes her stories. She studied Fine Arts and earned a degree in Arts at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), where she currently lives. She has published 27 books, which have been translated into seventeen languages.
As a complete author, she writes and illustrates her own books for both children and adults (though she prefers not to draw sharp distinctions between categories). She has also illustrated texts by Paul Auster, Jorge Luján, Graciela Montes, Julio Cortázar, and Federico García Lorca, among others.
Her book Petit, el monstruo (Petit, the Monster) inspired the animated series Petit, a coproduction between Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Spain, now spanning three seasons and recipient of multiple international awards.
Isol’s work has received wide international recognition, with numerous distinctions including awards from the Argentine Association of Children’s and Young Adult Literature (ALIJA) and the Banco del Libro de Caracas. She received the Golden Apple Award in 2003 and was a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, granted by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), in 2006 and 2008. In 2013, she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), one of the most prestigious honors in world literature.
Some of her books include La Costura, El Menino, Secreto de familia, Nocturno, Tener un patito es útil, Imposible, El globo, and Secreto de familia.
In addition to her work as an author and illustrator, Isol is also a singer and has taken part in various musical projects (Entre Ríos, Isol/Zypce, SIMA), recording five albums. She performs her own songs and collaborates with other artists as well.
Other activities involving the participant:
Transmedia Environments: Stories Beyond the Book

Miguel Bustos
My name is Miguel Bustos, and I am an illustrator based in Barcelona. With over ten years of experience, I have had the opportunity to work as a freelance illustrator across a variety of fields, including books, advertising, posters, and packaging. I have an academic background in graphic design, which allows me to feel comfortable taking responsibility for the graphic aspects of a project, provided they complement the illustrations.
In addition to illustration, I have combined my professional practice with teaching for several years at EINA, Centre Universitari d’Art i Disseny, where I have led classes in illustration, drawing, screen printing, and printmaking techniques. I also conduct workshops outside the academic context, often with children, one of which (Rostres) was awarded a Junceda Award in 2024.
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Saturday November 29
16:00 to 16:10
Salón de Profesionales, Área Internacional, Expo Guadalajara