The Universidad San Francisco de Quito Book Fair - FLI USFQ 2024 promises to be an unforgettable literary celebration, marking its return with more brilliance and enthusiasm than ever before. This year, the event outdoes itself, expanding its horizons with an even wider selection of publishers, a greater diversity of books, and a series of exciting surprises that promise to captivate every attendee.
From April 2 to April 4, the Santiago Gangotena Campus in Cumbayá will become the epicenter of literary culture, inviting students, academics, and literature enthusiasts to immerse themselves in a sea of intellectual and creative stimuli. The FLI USFQ 2024 is a must-attend event for those passionate about the written word, offering an agenda filled with workshops, panel discussions, talks, and special events designed to inspire, educate, and entertain.
Prepare to be part of a literary journey, where the passion for books and culture is celebrated in all its glory. Mark your calendars and stay tuned so as not to miss any details of what promises to be a historic edition of the FLI USFQ! #FLIUSFQ2024 #BookFair #LiteraryCulture.
Tuesday, April 2
Location: Blue Room
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00-11:30 | Talk: The challenges of publishing contemporary Chinese literature in the Spanish-speaking world: perspectives from translation. Featuring: Isabel Jervis. |
| 11:30-13:00 | Listening session and talk: Chronicles on the Edge. Season 1. Episode 3: "I Have Returned to the Shore" by Mara Pastor. Directed by Giulianna Zambrano (you may bring your lunch). |
| 13:15-14:15 | Listening session and talk: Chronicles on the Edge. Season 1. Episode 3: "I Have Returned to the Shore" by Mara Pastor. Directed by Giulianna Zambrano (you may bring your lunch). |
| 14:30-16:00 | Panel discussion: Literary Translation. Participants: Esteban Mayorga, Carlos Reyes Ignatov, and Scott Gibson. |
| 16:00-17:30 | Revisiting the favs: The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector. Featuring: Daniela Alcívar Bellolio and Karina Marín. |
| 17:30-19:00 | Concert: song-poem-song by Panic. |
Wednesday, April 3
Location: Blue Room
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 11:30-13:00 | USFQ Poetry Workshop Reading. Participants: students from the USFQ Poetry Workshop. |
| 14:30-16:00 | Award Ceremony: "Lateral Light" Inter-University Short Story Contest, organized by UDLA and USFQ. |
| 16:00-17:30 | Revisiting the favs: The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño. Featuring: Jorge Izquierdo and Andrés Cadena. |
| 17:30-19:00 | Book presentation: Unfinished Chronicles of Forgetting (USFQ Press) by Lucy Granja. Presented by María Auxiliadora Balladares. |
Thursday, April 4
Location: Blue Room
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00-11:30 | Reading from the USFQ Potential Writing Workshop. Participants: Santiago Ríos, Antonia Serrano, Sebastián Jarrín, Tomás Loza, and Maite Albuja. |
| 11:30-13:00 | Panel discussion: Kaleidoscope of Hungarian Literature. Participants: His Excellency Mr. Miklós Tamás Paczuk, Ambassador of Hungary to Ecuador; Mr. Péter Barnabás Gyila, Consul; Mrs. Alexandra Zalaföldi, Cultural Attaché, and Álvaro Alemán. |
| 13:15-14:15 | Listening session and talk: Chronicles on the Edge. Season 2. Episode 4: "What’s the Point of Guayaquil" by María Auxiliadora Balladares. Directed by Giulianna Zambrano (you may bring your lunch). |
| 14:30-16:00 | Letter reading: URUX A Correspondence (Severo Editorial). Participants: Sebastián Urli and María Auxiliadora Balladares. |
| 16:00-17:30 | Revisiting the favs: Bulletin and Elegy of the Mitas by César Dávila Andrade. Featuring: César Carrión and Maite Albuja. |
| 17:30-19:00 | Closing lecture: 'Space, You Have Defeated Me' or the word in motion, by Sebastián Urli (Argentina). |
Free Workshops Open to the Community
Textile Workshop: Writings of the Plants
Directed by: Yana Lucila Lema
Tuesday, April 2
16:00-18:00
USFQ Cumbayá Campus - Galileo Classroom 207
Capacity: 15 people
Chronicle Workshop: An Intimate Look at the City
Directed by: Francisco Santana
Wednesday, April 3
16:00-18:00
USFQ Cumbayá Campus - Galileo Classroom 205
Capacity: 15 people
Drawing Workshop: The Bug of The Metamorphosis 100 Years After Kafka's Death
Directed by: Carlos Echeverría Kossak
Thursday, April 4
16:00-18:00
USFQ Cumbayá Campus - Galileo Classroom 207
Capacity: 15 people
Drawing Jam Workshop
Workshop closed for migrant children and those in mobility situations
Wednesday, April 3
15:00-17:00
USFQ Cumbayá Campus - Classroom
