Hay Festival Joven Peru

BBC Mundo journalism workshop with Ana Pais and Santiago Vanegas

Thursday 6 November 2025, 10am GMT-5 –  Universidad Católica de Santa María - Instituto Confucio

Two journalists from one of the world’s most respected and prestigious media outlets will give a digital journalism workshop aimed at university students. Ana Pais and Santiago Vanegas will explain the working model of this British news service, which is over a hundred years old and is renowned for its news rigour and quality. Our guests will talk particularly about broadcasting content creation and managing the social media.

Carla Arce Tord in conversation with Helen Vásquez Pauca

@astrocarlaa

Thursday 6 November 2025, 4pm GMT-5 –  Universidad Continental (auditorio)

Carla Arce Tord, better known as @astrocarlaa, is a young Peruvian astrophysicist and science commentator. She shares her passion for the stars and the cosmos in El universo extremo, a work that brings astronomy to the general public, presenting concepts such as the Big Bang, superclusters, quasars, blazars and antimatter using an engaging, simple language. As she herself says “science is for everyone”. In conversation with Helen Vásquez Pauca, professor of General Sciences.

Laura G. de Rivera in conversation with Daniel Mitma

What the algorithm tells us

Friday 7 November 2025, 10am GMT-5 –  Universidad Continental (auditorio)

We are puppets of the algorithm, although sometimes we don’t realise it. The puppet master is not always artificial intelligence itself, but rather those who pull the strings to predict and mould our behaviour. The science journalist Laura G. de Rivera (Spain) has spent years researching the consequences of this invisible control. In Esclavos del algoritmo she offers a necessary and critical view of the impact of algorithmic systems on our lives. In conversation with Daniel Mitma.

With the support of Acción Cultural Española, AC/E

Rodolfo Sánchez-Aizcorbe in conversation with Pablo Quintanilla Bedregal

Understanding the Palestine-Israeli conflict

Friday 7 November 2025, 10am GMT-5 –  Universidad Católica de Santa María, Instituto Confucio

L.M. Bracklow in conversation with Ángela Valeria Mya Pazo Romero

Fantasy literature

Friday 7 November 2025, 2pm GMT-5 –  Universidad Católica de Santa María, Instituto Confucio

El reino de Belmar by L.M. Bracklow is the latest book of the Islands of Iros series. With this third book of the adventures of Luke, Damien and Kaori, the bestselling young Peruvian author has captivated millions of readers around the world, and the acclaim she has received has made her books a standard of Peruvian fantasy writing for young adults. She will talk about her creative process and will share with the audience tips about how to publish work on different platforms, as she has done, actively and successfully. In conversation with Ángela Valeria Mya Pazo Romero, professor at the School of Social Communication.

Alexandra Pareja in conversation with Jullisa del Pilar Falla Aguirre

Publishing funds

Friday 7 November 2025, 3pm GMT-5 –  Universidad Continental (auditorio)

Dario Sztajnszrajber in conversation with Daniel Mitma and Jorge Jaime Valdez

Love is impossible

Friday 7 November 2025, 5pm GMT-5 –  Universidad Continental (auditorio)

Lecture-workshop with Alejandra Moffat

Friday 7 November 2025, 6pm GMT-5 –  Universidad Continental (sala de Audiencias)

Alejandra Moffat (Chile) is a natural when it comes to telling stories, whether as novels, tales or for the screen, and this is clear from her many successful screenplays for fiction, animation and documentary film. The young people who attend the workshop will learn basic notions when it comes to expressing their ideas in the outline of a script: from developing the plot to profiling the characters, and setting out the progression of the action.

Iñigo Maneiro in conversation with Andrea Chanove

Amazon: birds and inhabitants

Saturday 8 November 2025, 12pm –  Universidad Católica de Santa María — Instituto Confucio