The International Literature Festival Madrid 2017 Promises to be an All-Star Celebration
In the five years since its opening in 2012, the Houston International Literature Festival has presented many poets and authors in a wide array of literature styles. Now an indispensable part of the literature community, the festival has become a home for many of the Latin American poets from all over the world as well as a popular gathering spot for their fans.
Now, It will celebrate its Fifth Anniversary with a special addition of a 2 days festival in Madrid on October 18 and 19 at "Casa de America" which is s one of the most active cultural institutions of Madrid with a view to fostering contact between the Latin-American peoples and Spain.
The festival will feature many of the Houston International Festival's treasure poets and audience favorites. Confirmed performers to date include:
1. Argentina: Hugo Mujica
2. Bolivia: Matilde Casazola
3. Ecuador: Rocío Durán Barba, Iván Oñate
4. El Salvador: Jorge Galán
5. España: Antonio Gamoneda, Juan Carlos Marset, Juan Carlos
Mestre, Raquel Lanseros
6. Mexico: Marco Antonio Campos
7. Peru: Antonio Cilloniz
Program:
Day 1 – Wednesday, October 18
Address: Casa de América de Madrid - Plaza Cibeles, s/n, 28014 Madrid, Spain
17:00 Welcome: Santiago Miralles Huete, Director of Casa de América
Opening : Dr. Elizabeth Quila, Chairman of Casa Cultural de las Americas
17:05 Rocio Durán - Barba e Iván Oñate (Ecuador), Jorge Galán (El
Salvador) y Hugo Mujica (Argentina)
18:05 Marco Antonio Campos (México)
Matilde Casazola (Bolivia) y Antonio Cilloniz (Perú)
Moderator: Jackeline Perez – Guevara
Day 2 – Thursday, October 19
Address: Casa de América de Madrid - Plaza Cibeles, s/n, 28014 Madrid, Spain
17:00 Antonio Gamoneda, Raquel Lanseros Juan Carlos Marset,
Juan Carlos Mestre
18:00 Panel
Hugo Mujica (Argentina), Matilde Casazola (Bolivia), Ivan Oñate
(Ecuador), Rocío Durán Barba (Ecuador), Jorge Galán
(El Salvador) , Antonio Gamoneda (España), Juan Carlos
Marset (España), Juan Carlos Mestre (España), Raquel
Lanseros (España), Marco Antonio Campos (México) and Antonio
Cilloniz (Perú)
19:20: Closing
Moderator: Dra. Elizabeth Quila
If you are in Madrid on October 18 and 19, you can't miss this one of a kind event
To register click on the link: https://www.ccamericas.org/events-registration