The University of Guadalajara, through a project created by the Environmental Sciences Museum as part of the University’s Cultural Center, and with the support of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, has established the José Emilio Pacheco City and Nature Award. The prize, which will be given for the first time this year, will be dedicated to poetry. The winning author, who must write in Spanish and have at least ten unpublished poems or poems published in the last five years that are related to nature, urban sustainability, socio-ecological harmony and environmental conservation, will be given a purse of US $10,000. The award is dedicated to poet José Emilio Pacheco, whose work explores the duality between cities and nature.
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The call closed the past June 17th
Created by the University of Guadalajara, and with the collaboration of the National Institute for Indigenous Languages, the Culture Ministry, the National Commission for the Development of the Indigenous Cultures and Jalisco’s Department of Education, the American Indigenous Literature Award is granted to enrich, protect and promote the legacy and richness of Mexico’s indigenous peoples through literature in all its forms, and to and acknowledge and further develop the careers and works of indigenous authors. The award, which carries a purse of US $25,000, will be given for the fourth time at the 2016 FIL Guadalajara.
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The call closed the past July 12th 
The SM Ibero-American Award for Literature for Children and Young People was implemented in 2005, the year of Ibero-American literature, with the goal of promoting literature for children and young people throughout Ibero-America. The award is given out each year during the Guadalajara International Book Fair to recognize writers of literature for children and young people and carries a purse of US $30,000.
Juan Carlos Quezadas
Karime Cardona Cury
With the goal of creating a network that helps to encourage the work of illustrators of books for children and young people in Ibero-America, the SM Foundation and the FIL Guadalajara invites illustrators to submit their work to be included in the Annual Ibero-American Illustration Catalog. The 45 works selected will be displayed in an exposition at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. In addition, illustrators will have the opportunity to work on an illustrated book with Ediciones SM and the winner will be given US $5,000. You can find more information at: www.iberoamericailustra.com
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The call closed the past April 25thProgram Search
Poetry Room
FIL Literature
Poetry Room
Participants: María Baranda, Luis Armenta Malpica
Organiza: FIL Guadalajara, with the support of Dirección de Publicaciones and Fomento Editorial and Libros UNAM
FIL Literature
Poetry Room
Participant: Ana María Hurtado
Presenter: Yolanda Ramírez Michel
Organiza: FIL Guadalajara, with the support of Salto Mortal
Presentation of the Málaga Essay Award Herida Fecunda
FIL Literature
Presentation of the Málaga Essay Award Herida Fecunda
Participant: Sandra Lorenzano
Presenter: Laura García
Organiza: Páginas de Espuma Publishing House
Gabriel García Márquez: ten years after his death and one hundred years after his birth
FIL Literature
Gabriel García Márquez: ten years after his death and one hundred years after his birth
Participant: Silvana Paternostro
Presenter: Alfredo Molano Jimeno, Valentín Ortiz
Organiza: Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia
Master Conference Abdulrazak Gurnah. Nobel Prize for Literature
FIL Literature
Master Conference Abdulrazak Gurnah. Nobel Prize for Literature
Participant: Abdulrazak Gurnah
Organiza: Penguin Random House Grupo and Guadalajara International Book Fair
Literature from Italy
FIL Literature
Literature from Italy
Participants: Claudia Durastanti, Vincenzo Latronico
Organiza: Instituto Italiano de Cultura and FIL Guadalajara
Written with ink and chlorophyll
FIL Literature
Written with ink and chlorophyll
Participants: Yayo Herrero, Luci Romero, Mariana Matija
Moderator: Jorge Comensal
Organiza: FIL Guadalajara, with the support of Ministerio de Cultura de España, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia
Poetry Room
FIL Literature
Poetry Room
Participant: Benito Taibo
Organiza: FIL Guadalajara, with the support of Grupo Planeta
FIL Literature
Poetry Room
Participant: Ada Salas
Presenter: Jorge Ortega
Organiza: FIL Guadalajara, with the support of Ministerio de Cultura de España and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)
