Hay Festival Cartagena 2023

Welcome to the Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias 2023 programme, to be held from 26 to 29 January. In this page you can find the events in the general programme as well as Hay Joven activities tor university audiences, Hay Comunitario sessions which will take place in different areas of Cartagena, Reading Clubs and Talento Editorial.

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Event HC4

Workshop with La Linterna

 Casa Hay (Claustro de las Ánimas, Centro de Convenciones)
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La Linterna is a typographical print workshop that opened in 1934, it is dedicated to craft printing and popular graphic work. It creates promotional posters and communication items for social and cultural events, as well as artworks for exhibitions, decoration and social activism. On this occasion, La Linterna makes use of an open space in order to print a postcard with a festival message, designed in community with those attending the activity.


For ages over 16
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Workshop with La Linterna

Event 11

Serge Haroche in conversation with Diana Calderón Fernández

The science of light

 Centro de Convenciones (Salón Barahona Escenario Gales / Llwyfan Cymru)
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How has the role of light in understanding the universe changed, and how is it still changing? In 2012, Serge Haroche (France) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, together with David J. Wineland, for his innovative work in the field of quantum optics. Their discoveries make use of the properties of light particles to create new technologies, such as ultrafast quantum computers. With The Science of Light: From Galileo’s Telescope to Quantum Physics, this Nobel laureate offers a revealing narrative about what we now know about light, from relativity theory to quantum physics, about how we have learned it and how this knowledge has led to many inventions that have changed our lives. In conversation with Diana Calderón Fernández.

Simultaneous interpreting from English to Spanish available

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Event 12

Victoria Amelina, Ivan Krastev and Carole Cadwalladr in conversation with Moisés Naím

Hay Festival and Lviv BookForum series. The future of democracy

 Centro de Convenciones (Auditorio Getsemaní)
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Democracy: the least imperfect system of government developed by societies. How can it be improved? Why is it so important to defend it? Three specialists will talk about one of the key matters for the future of humanity. With the political scientist Ivan Krastev (Bulgaria), Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a permanent boardmember of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna; the Ukrainian writer and activist Victoria Amelina; and Carole Cadwalladr (United Kingdom), British investigative journalist with The Guardian, famous for uncovering the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal. In conversation with Moisés Naím.

Simultaneous interpreting from English to Spanish available

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Event 13

Giovanna Giordano in conversation with Juan Esteban Constaín

 Teatro Adolfo Mejía
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At this event, the Italian writer Giovanna Giordano will present a novel recently published in Spanish: Un vuelo mágico. Inspired by the true story of her grandfather, this is a beautiful fable with hints of fantasy about it, in which Giulio Giamò, a young Italian pilot, is sent to Abyssinia to give to King Haile Selassie a declaration of war signed by Mussolini. During the journey, Giamò will encounter a challenging new view of the world. This enchanting and dreamlike story is an expression of the writer’s view that “if a man picks up a book, he puts down a gun”. In conversation with Juan Esteban Constaín.

Simultaneous interpreting from Italian to Spanish available

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Event 14

Juan Cárdenas and Daniel Ferreira in conversation with Margarita Valencia

Histories of the many Colombias

 Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (Salón del Rey)
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Two perspectives, one from fiction and another from the human and territorial geography of Colombia, of a country that is many countries in one and with a story that needs to be told again and again in order to better understand it. Juan Cárdenas (Colombia), the author of Ornamento and Elástico de sombra, among many other books, presents Peregrino transparente, a novel that recreates the Peregrinación de Alpha, a book published in Colombia in the 19th century as a kind of travelogue of the Comisión Corográfica scientific expedition through the different provinces of the country’s north and centre, which at times reads like an adventure novel, and which seeks to describe Colombia’s human geography, creating maps and locating resources. Daniel Ferreira (Colombia), is the author, among other books, of Viaje al interior de una gota de sangre and El año del sol negro, presents Recuerdos del río volador, the story of Alejandro Plata, a railway inspector at the time of the oil boom who disappears, and is searched for by his family and his lover. This gives rise to a story that deals with a historical moment, the many violences that devastate the territory, and the terrible fact of people who disappear. In conversation with Margarita Valencia.
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Event 15

Daniel Mordzinski in conversation with Juan Gabriel Vásquez

The writers’ photographer

 Hotel Sofitel, Salón Santa Clara
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Daniel Mordzinski (Argentina), the photographer of writers, has developed a body of work and an aesthetic closely linked to literature and its mystique: from his first images of Jorge Luis Borges, to the many writers he has seen through the lens, and over 15 years working with the Hay Festival. He will talk to the writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez about his work and most recent book, Hotel Chile, in which he remembers the great Chilean author Luis Sepúlveda through texts and photographs. In conversation with Juan Gabriel Vásquez.

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Event HC7

María del Mar Ramón

 Institución Educativa 14 de Febrero, El Pozón
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The Colombian author María del Mar Ramón has lived in Argentina since 2012 and currently works for radio and on the creation of audio-visual content. In her work as a writer and content creator, her main interest is feminism and related matters, such as pleasure, violence and liberties. She is the co-founder of the Argentinean NGO Red de Mujeres and coordinates the Fanáticas de los Boliches project, which aims to raise gender awareness in nightlife venues. She has written for media outlets such as Vice and Playboy and has published the book Tirar y vivir sin culpa: El placer es feminista, which relates her experiences regarding sexuality and the feeling of guilt that arises when living in a society that constantly judges women. María del Mar Ramón offers a space for talking to young women about their bodies and their desires, without restrictions, fears or shame, where they can think about how to live fully and at liberty. Her latest work is the novel ​​La manada, which explores the intricacies of group attacks. A city and a society that could be anywhere in Latin America; this is the setting for an exploration of masculinity. The book examines the motivations, fears and frustrations of a group of young men who will live the rest of their days knowing they are responsible for a life that is not their own. Can you escape the weight of a body for the rest of your days?


Ages 13 to 19
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María del Mar Ramón

Event HC8

Ángela Peláez

 Institución Educativa San Francisco de Asís, Membrillal
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Ángela Peláez (Colombia) is a social communicator, publicist and the author and illustrator of books such as Sofía y el león and El nido de Mia, through which she aims to teach girls to express themselves and speak out. After living for 24 years in the Netherlands, and publishing many books there, she returned to her native Colombia with her family to continue writing, illustrating and telling new stories. On this occasion, Ángela will be reading from here book El gato Milo. Gato de granja, a story that takes place between dreams and reality during a visit to a farm. Then, she will offer a workshop to make dreamcatchers.

Ages 4 to 7
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Ángela Peláez

Event HC9

Elisa Guerra

The importance of education

 Centro de Convivencia, Arjona
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Elisa Guerra (Mexico) is a teacher, writer and friend to both children and trees. In 2015 she was named Best Educator in Latin America and the Caribbean by the Inter-American Development Bank, and has been shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize twice. At this event she will talk about her latest book, Las voces de los árboles, in which she takes us to a parallel world where trees of different species and from different places around the world tell us their stories and lead us to reflect on the damage we are doing to the planet.

Family event
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Elisa Guerra

Event HJ7

Alia Trabucco in conversation with Silvia Valero

Limpia

 Universidad de Cartagena, Salón Eréndira (Claustro de la Merced)
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Alia Trabucco, a graduate of Law from the University of Chile, with a Master’s in Creative Writing from New York University and a doctorate in Hispano-American Literature from University College, London, is the author of the novel La resta (shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize) and of the non-fiction Las homicidas (2019). Her new novel is entitled Limpia. In conversation with Silvia Valero.
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Event TE1

Diego Aristizábal, Nubia Macías and Eva Orúe in conversation with Ingrid Bejerman

Book fairs: culture, industry and social event

 Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (Salón Mutis)
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Fairs hold a central place in the book trade and the minds of those who work in the industry. We talk about their past, present and, above all, their future. With Diego Aristizábal (Colombia), social communicator, cultural manager and journalist; Eva Orúe (Spain), Director of the Madrid Book Fair; and Nubia Macías (Mexico), journalist and cultural manager, in conversation with Ingrid Bejerman.
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Event 16

Bernardine Evaristo in conversation with Aurora Vergara

 Centro de Convenciones (Auditorio Getsemaní)
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In 2019, Bernardine Evaristo (United Kingdom) made history for being the first black woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize, with her novel Girl, Woman, Other. Her most recent work of fiction, Blonde Roots, a satirical novel that reimagines history as we know it: the great powers of Africa are in charge of the transatlantic slave trade, and those enslaved are white. With prowerful prose and a sharp sense of humour, Evaristo leads us to question the bases of society as we know it with this bold alternative tale of our past. At this event, she will talk to Aurora Vergara about her work and her life.

Simultaneous interpreting from English to Spanish available

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Event 17

Yayo Herrero, Victoria Amelina and Nilda Meléndez in conversation with Marta Ruiz

Building from the territory

 Centro de Convenciones (Salón Barahona Escenario Gales / Llwyfan Cymru)
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The arduous shift towards caring for our environment, creating a dignified quality of life and reconstructing the communities that make this possible is always linked to the territory. What we need to know is about experiences of work in the territory, models of community practice connected with the land that can serve as examples for other places. For this purpose, we bring together the Spanish ecofeminist Yayo Herrero, the Cartagena activist Nilda Meléndez and the Ukrainian writer and activist Victoria Amelina, who will talk to Marta Ruiz.

Simultaneous interpreting from English to Spanish available

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Event 18

Dan Saladino in conversation with Mercedes Cebrián

Saving food to save the world

 Teatro Adolfo Mejía
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Dan Saladino (United Kingdom) is a BBC journalist who specializes in food and for 25 years he has travelled the world documenting and reporting on edible plant varieties that are at risk of disappearing. His work related to this issue and reflecting on the importance of food diversity has given rise to the book Eating to Extinction. In conversation with Mercedes Cebrián.

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Event 19

Cristina Fuentes La Roche, Pilar Reyes and Lina Rodríguez in conversation with David Lara

Hay Festival diploma: learning cultural management

 Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (Salón del Rey)
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Cursiva, the Penguin Random House Publishing Group’s teaching platform, and the Hay Festival, winner of the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and the Humanities, are working together on the diploma in Cultural Management, a digital course for learning about all the facets of creating a festival and running one’s own cultural management projects. Cristina Fuentes La Roche (Spain), International Director of the Hay Festival; Pilar Reyes Colombia), Editorial Director of Alfaguara and Penguin Randome House España; and Lina Rodríguez (Colombia), General Manager of the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival, will talk to David Lara about this course and the reasons why cultural management is a field that is on the rise, and its importance for the arts.



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Event 20

Yásnaya Elena Aguilar, Juan Cárdenas and Alia Trabucco in conversation with Camilo Jiménez Santofimio

Progressive trends in Latin America

 Hotel Sofitel, Salón Santa Clara
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Progressive governments in a number of major countries in the region; government plans and policies that seek to develop state services for citizens. This event is a look at this new order with three festival participants who understand the progressive movement from the inside and who, in different fields, have participated in the region’s social struggles. With Yásnaya Elena Aguilar (Mexico), Juan Cárdenas (Colombia) y Alia Trabucco (Chile) in conversation with journalist Camilo Jiménez Santofimio.
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Event HJ8

Pedro Badrán in conversation with Lázaro Valdelamar Sarabia

Crímenes de provincia

 Universidad de Cartagena, Aula Máxima de Derecho (Claustro de San Agustín)
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The writer from Magangué (Colombia) presents his most recent novel, Crímenes de provincia. Pedro Badrán has received the National Novella Award (2000) for El día de la mudanza and other awards for titles such as Un cadáver en la mesa es mala educación and La pasión de Policarpa. He is the author of the books of short stories El lugar difícil, Simulacros de amor, Hotel Bellavista y otros cuentos del mar, Manual de superación personal y otros cuentos and Margarita entre cerdos, and the novel El hombre de la cámara mágica. In conversation with Lázaro Valdelamar Sarabia.
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Event HJ9

Catalina Cortés Severino and Laura Quintana Porras in conversation with Winston Morales Chavarro

Those voracious emotions: A correspondence

 Universidad de Cartagena, Sala de Lectura Biblioteca Fernández de Madrid (Claustro de San Agustín)
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Two Colombian thinkers, Catalina Cortés Severino and Laura Quintana, one a philosopher, the other an anthropologist, and both writers, reflect on the emotions in their recent and original book Esos afectos voraces: Una correspondencia, in which they use the epistolary form to exchange thoughts, drawing on the knowledge of their own disciplines in order to examine human experiences. A look at the emotions and how they structure and define experience (from the personal to the collective) and our own culture. In conversation with Winston Morales Chavarro.
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Event TE2

Author, publisher: a return journey

Lluïsa Matarrodona and Margarita García Robayo in conversation with Daniella Sánchez Russo and Juan David Correa, moderated by Felipe Restrepo Pombo

 Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española (Salón Mutis)
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Publishing has never been so easy: there are many companies that will print your book for a fee, eliminating the role of editor as filter and intermediary between the author and the reader, creating a false appearance of direct accessibility between the two parties. Publishing has never been so difficult: there are more authors and manuscripts and less awareness of what the role of an Editor (with a capital E) really is. The writers Margarita García Robayo and Daniella Sánchez Russo will talk to Lluïsa Matarrodona (Anagrama Publishing) and Juan David Correa (Planeta Publishing), with Felipe Restrepo Pombo as moderator.
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Event CL1

Book club with Olga Montero Rose

 Casa Hay (Claustro de las Ánimas, Centro de Convenciones)
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A look at the work of our favourite writers through the more intimate format of the book club, together with Ana María Aponte. Olga Montero Rose (Peru) is the author of Cortejo, a novel that tells the story of Simona, a woman in her mid-40s who has just lost her mother, one of the pillars of her life, and who, around this time, meets a woman who makes her question many of the certainties she once held. The story evolves through the sessions Simona attends weekly with her analyst, which involve examining her experiences of childhood, bereavement, desire and the birth of a new love.



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