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.

The tickets of the general programme and reading clubs are on sale for in person events. If you wish to register to see the live streaming of events, please select the option "Register to watch online" when this option is available. Hay Joven, Hay Comunitario and Talento Editorial are 100% in person and free of charge.

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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 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 HC5

Indhira Serrano

 Institución Educativa Puerto Rey
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Based on her experience of racism and inequality, Indhira Serrano will talk about the mindsets that hinder the realization of racialized individuals, launching a message of self-acceptance, respect for differences and pride in the Afro-Colombian heritage. Serrano began her career as a model, which gave her a very clear view of the media’s influence on people’s perceptions of themselves. Since 2015 she has been running a series of talks and workshops called Reconstruyendo Imaginarios (“Rebuilding Mindsets”), which reflects on the relationships we have with money, education, our partners and power. She has just published her first book, Rosa la crespa.
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Indhira Serrano
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RCN
Bancolombia