Guayaquil International Book Fair confirms its ninth edition for September

On Tuesday it was confirmed that the ninth edition of the Guayaquil International Book Fair (FIL) yes it will be held this year in the Guayaquil Convention Center. The guaranteed dates for this literary encounter are those between September 20 and 24, 2023.

“The largest literary event is packed with the best activities and many surprises”assured the FIL in his first after from this year.

As every year, for this edition the fair promises the participation of national and international writers, conferences, competitions, a literary space, a program dedicated to young people, book launches and the presence of publishers and bookshops.

Bookstores, universities, clubs, independent writers and publishers wishing to reserve a position can do so by writing to the email address [email protected].

Last year, the FIL, which lasted five days, was received more than 27,000 people, as shared by Guayaquil’s Municipal Public Corporation for Tourism, Civil Promotion and International Relations; while a total of 50 booths They were part of the literary offer.

One of the events with a large turnout was the conference of the Argentine political scientist and conservative Augustine Laje, author of The black book of the new left (2016) and from The Cultural Struggle: Critical Reflections for a New Right (2022).

In addition, the FIL has recalled Guayaquil the centenary of the Nobel Prize in Literature José Saramago with the presence of his wife and translator, Pilar del Río.

Among the invited authors were Katya Adauifrom Argentina; Cristina Moralesfrom Spain; Gabriela Cabezon and Eva Munozfrom Colombia. From Ecuador: Eduardo Varas, Ernesto Carrion, Javier Vasconez, Yuliana Ortiz, Andrea Crespo, among other things.