Bogotá39 events
Past events
November 10, 10:00, Arequipa (Peru)
Hay Festival Arequipa, Bibloteca Regional Mario Vargas Llosa (patio)
Frank Báez and Claudia Ulloa in conversation with Andrea Palet
Two of the 39 best Latin American writers are reunited on the stage to talk about their work in the writing trade. This year, Frank Báez (Dominican Republic) publishes the extended version of Págales tú a los psicoanalistas, a collection of short stories that won him a short story award at the 2006 International Book Fair in Santo Domingo. Claudia Ulloa (Peru) currently lives in Norway, where she did a Master’s in Spanish Language, and this year re-releases her short story collection Pajarito. These two voices in new Latin American literature can be heard in conversation with Andrea Palet.
Listen to the audioNovember 9, 10:00, Arequipa (Peru)
Hay Festival Arequipa, Bibloteca Regional Mario Vargas Llosa (patio)
Diego Zúñiga and Luciana Sousa in conversation with Andrea Palet
Bogotá 39-2017 is the selection of the 39 best Latin American writers under 40. In 2016, Luciana Sousa, the Argentinean social communicator and journalist, published her first novel, Luro. Diego Zúñiga is a Chilean journalist and publisher, the author of two novels, Camanchaca (2009) and Racimo (2014), and a book of short stories called Niños héroes (2016). At this event, these two rising stars of the world of letters will talk to the Chilean publisher Andrea Palet.
October 27, 12:00, London (UK)
Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall Level 5 Function Room, Green Side, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX
Visions of Latin America. Con Samanta Schweblin, Laia Jufresa y Giuseppe Caputo.
October 20, 19:00, Manchester (UK)
Manchester Literature Festival, Instituto Cervantes, 326-330 Deansgate, Campfield Avenue Arcade, M3 4FN
Bogotá39: New Voices from Latin America. With Carlos Fonseca, Mauro Libertella y Mariana Torres.
September 22, Segovia (Spain)
Hay Festival Segovia, La Alhóndiga
Bogota39. Gonzalo Eltesch, Mónica Ojeda and Mariana Torresin conversation with Luna Miguel.
September 20, Segovia (Spain)
Hay Festival Segovia, Biblioteca Pública de Segovia
Bogota39. Mónica Ojeda in conversation with Aurelio Martín.
September 15, Medellín (Colombia)
Book and Culture Festival
Daniel ferreria, Gabriela Jauregui and Cristian Romero.
September 11, Dallas (TX, United States)
Cox School of Business
Literature and Politics in Latin America: A conversation with B39 writers
September 10, Dallas (TX, United States)
Clements Hall 234, SMU Campus
A Conversation with Brenda Lozano & Gabriela Jauregui on Women & Literature
September 10, Dallas (TX, United States)
The University of Texas at Dallas
A conversation with two mexican authors, their translator, and a publisher. Eduardo Rabasa and Daniel Saldaña París with Christina McSweeney and Will Evans.
September 8, Dallas (TX, United States)
The WIld Detectives bookstore
With the participation of Gabriela Jauregui, Juan Cárdenas, Emiliano Monge, Lola Copacabana, Daniel Saldaña París, Brenda Lozano, Eduardo Rabasa and Christina MacSweeney.
September 7, Querétaro (Mexico)
Hay Festival Querétaro,
With the participation of Emiliano Monge, Eduardo Rabasa and Felipe Restrepo Pombo
September 7, Querétaro (Mexico)
Hay Festival Querétaro
With the participation of Daniel Saldaña París and Jesús Miguel Soto in conversation with Elianna Kan
Listen to the audioAugust 11 Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Independent Publishers Fair,
With the participation of Mauro Libertella, Eduardo Rabasa and Luciana Sousa. Moderated by Maru Drozd.
July 29 Lima (Peru)
23rd FIL Lima, Parque de los Próceres, Jesús María, Auditorio Ciro Alegria
After Bogotá 39. Dialogue with Natalia Borges and Eduardo Rabasa. With the participation of Juan Manuel Robles and María José Caro.
June 3 Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
Feria Internacional del Libro de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Gabriel René Moreno Hall
With the participation of Martín Felipe Castagnet, Liliana Colanzi and Mónica Ojeda.
May 27 Hay-on-Wye (Wales, UK)
Hay Festival Wales, Starlight Stage
Fictions: Bogotá39: Claudia Ulloa Donoso, Emiliano Monge and Laia Jufresa in conversation with Daniel Hahn.
May 26 Hay-on-Wye (Wales, UK)
Hay Festival Wales, Starlight Stage
Fictions: Bogotá39: Liliana Colanzi, Felipe Restrepo Pombo and Carlos Fonseca in conversation with Daniel Hahn
May 24 London (UK)
Free Word Centre, 50 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA
With the participation of Liliana Colanzi, Claudia Ulloa Donoso, Felipe Restrepo Pombo, Emiliano Monge and Carlos Foseca in conversation with Sophie Hughes.
This event is part of Cervantes Institute London's Thinking Ibero-América series and is presented in partnership with Hay Festival, Oneworld Publications and English PEN, with the support of the Colombian, Mexican and Peruvian Embassies in the UK.
May 18, San Salvador (El Salvador)
Foro CAP, organized by El Faro, Marte Art Museum of El Salvador
With the participation of Carlos Manuel Álvarez, Valeria Luiselli, Emiliano Monge and Jorgelina Cerritos.
May 6, Leon (Mexico)
FeNal Feria Nacional del Libro de León, Cerrazón sobre Nicomaco
Bogotá39: with the participation of Jesús Soto, Felipe Restrepo Pombo and Eduardo Rabasa.
May 4, Xalapa (Mexico)
Feria del Libro Universitario, Complejo Omega, Xalapa
Bogotá39-2017: with the participation of Juan Cárdenas, Gabriela Jauregui and Eduardo Rabasa.
April 28, Montreal (Canada)
Metropolis bleu / Blue Metropolis, Salle Jardin (Hôtel 10)
Mauro Javier Cárdenas and Daniel Saldaña París in conversation with Leila Guerriero.
April 27, Madrid (Spain)
La Central bookshop (Calle del Postigo de San Martín, 8)
Public presentation of the Bogotá 39. Nuevas voces de ficción latinoamericanas (Galaxia Gutenberg) anthology. With three of the selected writers: Gonzalo Eltesch, Mónica Ojeda and Mariana Torres. Presented by Jorge F. Hernández.
April 20, Lima (Peru)
La Independiente, Peruvian Publishers Book Fair, Ministerio de la Cultura, Sala Kuélap
María José Caro and Juan Manuel Robles in conversation with Sergio Vilela.
April 27, 19:00, Madrid (Spain)
La Central bookshop (Calle del Postigo de San Martín, 8)
Public presentation of the Bogotá 39. Nuevas voces de ficción latinoamericanas (Galaxia Gutenberg) anthology. With three of the selected writers: Gonzalo Eltesch, Mónica Ojeda and Mariana Torres. Presented by Jorge F. Hernández.
April 28, 19:00, Montreal (Canada)
Metropolis bleu / Blue Metropolis, Salle Jardin (Hôtel 10)
Mauro Javier Cárdenas and Daniel Saldaña París in conversation with Leila Guerriero.
March 9, 19:00, Barcelona (Spain)
La Central de Mallorca bookshop.
Public presentation of the Bogotá 39. Nuevas voces de ficción latinoamericanas (Galaxia Gutenberg) anthology. Participants: Joan Tarrida, editor, Jorge Carrión, director of thel Master in Literary Creation of the BSM-UPF and four of the selected writers: Gonzalo Eltesch, Carlos Fonseca, Mónica Ojeda and Mariana Torres.
BOGOTÁ39 PROGRAMME IN BOGOTÁ
MONDAY 29 JANUARY
B1) Instituto Caro y Cuervo (Yerbabuena) My favourite word. Several authorsWhat is your favourite word? What does it mean? We have invited some of the Bogotá39-2017 authors to the Imprenta Patriótica whorkshops to hold a meeting between writers and typographers in order to recover the joy of converting words into printed texts. With Felipe Restrepo Pombo, Carlos Manuel Álvarez, Giuseppe Caputo, Juan Cárdenas, María José Caro, Liliana Colanzi, Gonzalo Eltesch, Diego Erlan, Daniel Ferreira, Damián González Bertolino, Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón, Laia Jufresa, Mauro Libertella, Brenda Lozano, Eduardo Plaza, Eduardo Rabasa, Cristian Romero, Samanta Schweblin, Luciana Sousa, Emiliano Monge, Mariana Torres and Claudia Ulloa.B2) Biblioteca Luis Ángel ArangoWomen: Us, the others. Literature from the a female perspective. Samanta Schweblin in conversation with Sara Malagón LlanoWith the support of Banco de la República
B3) Gimnasio Moderno (Teatrino)Bogotá39-2017. Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón, Eduardo Plaza, Cristian Romero and Luciana Sousa in conversation with Marta Orrantia
B4) Biblioteca Nacional – Aurelio Arturo Bogotá39-2017. Liliana Colanzi, Mauro Libertella, Mariana Torres and Diego Zúñiga in conversation with Melba Escobar
B5) Librería PrólogoBogotá39-2017. Juan Cárdenas, Diego Erlan, Eduardo Rabasa and Mariana Torres in conversation with Guido Tamayo
B6) Librería Casa Tomada Bogotá39-2017. Mauro Javier Cárdenas, Daniel Ferreira, Laisa Jufresa and Claudia Ulloa in conversation with Andrea Salgado
B7) Gimnasio Moderno (teatrino)Bogotá39-2017 María José Caro, Giuseppe Caputo, Gonzalo Eltesch and Damian González Bertolino in conversation with José Hamad
TUESDAY 30 JANUARY
B8) Biblioteca Nacional – Sala del Fondo Antiguo Creative writing workshop with Samanta SchweblinB9) Biblioteca Luis Ángel ArangoContemporary narrative journalism. Felipe Restrepo Pombo and Carlos Manuel ÁlvarezWith the support of Banco de la República
B10) Biblioteca Nacional – Aurelio Arturo The Soul of Tales. Guillermo Martínez, Magela Baudoin, Luis Noriega and Alejandro Morellón in conversation with Felipe Martínez
B11) Biblioteca Luis Ángel ArangoA poetic jam: an assembly of music, theatre and poetry. Frank Báez, Juanita Rodríguez, Santiago Botero and Enrique Mendoza
WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY
B12) Biblioteca Nacional – Sala del Fondo AntiguoCreative writing workshop with Emiliano MongeB13) Biblioteca Nacional – Aurelio ArturoThe Soul of Tales. Claudia Ulloa, Emiliano Monge, Eduardo Rabasa and Brenda Lozano in conversation with Juan Cárdenas
THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY
B14) Librería del FCEWriters in depth. Brenda Lozano in conversation with Juan CárdenasBOGOTÁ39 PROGRAM IN OTHER CITIES
WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY
BUENAVENTURAC1) Auditorio del Centro Cultural, Banco de la RepúblicaThe poetry language: conversations between the Caribbean and the Pacific. Frank Báez in conversation with Eugenio Gómez.SAN ANDRÉSC2) Auditorio del Centro Cultural del Banco de la RepúblicaGonzalo Eltesch, Weildler Guerra and Eduardo Lunazzi in conversation with María Matilde Rodríguez
NEIVAC3) Auditorio Centro Cultural NeivaFrom the blog to the book “Web Narratives”. Lola Copacabana in conversation with Ana Patricia Collazos and José Onías Cuéllar
SANTA MARTAC4) Sala de conferencias del Centro Cultural del Banco de la República en Santa MartaJournalism and literature: a way to write a novel. Felipe Restrepo Pombo in conversation with Clinton Ramírez