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Free Parking Miami Book Fair tiene el gusto de presentar un nuevo espacio en el que se discutirán aspectos relevantes de la literatura en español, así como nuevas formas de interpretar y crear textos a partir de los retos de los momentos actuales. Visualizar las perspectivas; revisitar la memoria. Con la participación de José Fernández Pequeño, Kelly Martínez Grandal y Ena Columbié. Tomando como punto de partida la presentación del libro de narraciones El pesador de palabras (Ediciones Casa Vacía,…

Si ya no hay cupo para el taller, puede apuntarse a la lista de espera y le informaremos si surge una oportunidad de que participe: https://forms.gle/FSjzpXWVzgqSpohC9. Gracias por su interés. La Feria del Libro de Miami presenta el seminario “Fundamentos del guion de ficción”- Dictado por el cineasta y maestro de guiones venezolano Thaelman Urgelles 4 sábados: febrero 22, marzo 1, 8, 15 11 am – 1 pm (hora Miami) On-line Costo: $40 El cineasta y maestro de guiones Thaelman Urgelles ha sistematizado sus conocimientos y experiencia de 40 años de docencia en un formato instruccional.…

Cómo captar la atención del lector para que se mantenga en la historia, ya sea un relato de dos páginas o una novela de trescientas. Tema: Cuerdas tensas: el arte de mantener el suspenso en la narrativa. ______________ Ana Schein nació en Montevideo, vivió veinte años en Argentina y desde el año 2013 reside en Estados Unidos. Es doctora en Derecho y Ciencias Sociales por la Universidad de la República, cursó una especialización en la Enseñanza de la Escritura Creativa por la Universidad de Alcalá y la Escuela de Escritores de Madrid,…

GET TICKETS HERE Books & Books, Harvard Bookstore , Literati Bookstore and Miami Book Fair are excited to present an evening with author Pico Iyer, for his latest book Aflame: Learning from Silence** (Riverhead Books, $30)**! Michael Shapiro, author of A Sense of Place, will be in conversation. Please purchase a ticket before January 30th to gain access to the event. An email with the event link will be sent the day of the event to all attendees.…

Through gorgeous images and powerful interviews with 65 artists of Caribbean heritage, MALENE BARNETT’s Crafted Kinship: Inside the Creative Practices of Contemporary Black Caribbean Makers takes readers on an important journey through the world of Black Caribbean art. This is the first book where Caribbean makers are sharing the intimate stories of their artmaking process, and how their countries of origin influence and inform how and what they create. Joining Barnett are artists JUANA VALDÉS and CORNELIUS TULLOCH,…

Saturdays, September 14 — October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, September 14 — October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Raquel V. Reyes Theme: Humor as tone and tool. Keeping it light when the subject is heavy. Raquel V. Reyes writes Latina protagonists. Mango, Mambo, and Murder, the first in the Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series, won a LEFTY for Best Humorous Mystery.…

Saturdays, September 14 — October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, September 14 — October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, September 14 — October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

7:00 pm (hora Miami) Event will be on Meet Tema: Escribir memorias como contar un chisme. DESCRIPCION: Lo primero es preguntarnos cómo se cuenta un chisme. El ingrediente principal es el tono, que incluye secreto, juicio, exageración y hasta humor. El tema se cuenta en una oración. La maestría está en el ritmo y las dosis en que se comparten los detalles. Siempre se debe dejar alguna interrogante para aclararla, si acaso, al final.…

Saturdays, September 14 — October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, September 14 — October 26, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Alejandro Nodarse Theme: “Who do they think they are?”: Building Characters through Revelation The novelist and playwright Cristina García describes characterization as information that “reveals what is essential to know about a character.” Characterization is an ongoing process that begins in the opening sentence of a story and ends only when the reader turns away from the final page.…

La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College, el Consulado de la República Argentina en Miami, el Instituto Cultural de México y la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española invitan al Homenaje a Jorge Luis Borges y Alfonso Reyes. Una conversación entre la Directora del Instituto Cultural de México, ministra y artista plástica ADRIANA TORRES SÁNCHEZ y la actriz y periodista ADRIANA BIANCO. ______________ Adriana Bianco (Argentina). Actriz, escritora y periodista que reside en Miami.…

Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Azure D. Osborne-Lee Theme: Five Senses Azure D. Osborne-Lee (he/they) is a multi-award-winning Black queer & trans theatre maker from south of the Mason-Dixon Line. He teaches at New York University and The New School. Azure holds an MA in Advanced Theatre Practice (2011) from Royal Central School of Speech &…

Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Morgan Talty Morgan Talty, a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation, is the author of the national bestselling and critically acclaimed story collection Night of the Living Rez from Tin House Books, which won the New England Book Award,…

Una tertulia literaria guiada. Comunidad, destreza y creatividad confluyen en nuestro taller Tómate una copa y escribe mejor: una tertulia literaria virtual y ágil donde conocer gente, compartir trabajos y crear buenos textos. Tema: Escritura gourmet: escribir con los 5 sentidos La escritura se cocina. Primero en la mente, luego con todo el cuerpo. Volvemos a los buenos textos como regresamos buscando el aroma de una comida añorada. Un texto, como todo buen plato, entra por los ojos, pero si ofrece más,…

THE PROGRAM Miami Book Fair’s Speak Up meets The Moth Story Lab for a weekly virtual workshop series for 10-12 grade students. The Moth Story Lab workshop teaches the art and craft of true, personal storytelling (including games, brainstorming, and story crafting) and culminates in a final share. You must be able to be there for all 7 sessions. It’s a wonderful opportunity for students to develop and share a story about their lives, friends, the family dinner table,…

Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Brontez Purnell Theme: Real Fiction / Fake Memoir Brontez Purnell is the author of several books, including 100 Boyfriends, which won the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction and was named an Editor’s Choice by The New York Times Book Review.…

jueves 23 de mayo, 6pm a 8.30pm (hora Miami), sábado 25 de mayo, 11am a 1.30pm (hora Miami) Ricardo Sumalavia presenta un taller de escritura y lectura. Este taller, desde la reflexión y la práctica de la prosa breve, busca explorar cómo las estrategias narrativas se van moldeando de acuerdo con las intenciones de los creadores por permanecer en el ámbito de lo real o mimético, sobre todo en la línea del policial o el crimen puro, o en el ámbito de lo inusual o fantástico.…

GET TICKETS HERE Books & Books in partnership with Miami Book Fair is thrilled to welcome award-winning and bestselling author Angie Kim for her thought-provoking novel, Happiness Falls (Hogarth, $18). She will be in conversation with the bestselling author of Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano. “One of the smartest, most multi-layered mysteries of the year . . . Deftly crafted and truly riveting, this novel about heartache and hope, the author’s second, proves Kim is a powerful voice that’s here to stay.”—The Boston Globe This is an exclusive online event at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on Monday,…

Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of free and informal writing events where community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet for monthly themed virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Fabienne Josaphat Theme: Writing to the Homeland Fabienne Josaphat is the 2023 PEN Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, and the author of the forthcoming novel Kingdom of No Tomorrow (Algonquin). Her first novel, Dancing in the Baron’s Shadow, was published by Unnamed Press.…

Click here to view on demand Afro-Caribbean spiritual traditions are rich in lore and include a cast of deities with complicated backstories and personalities – as well as rituals to honor and curry their favor – that rival the Greco-Roman pantheon of gods and demigods we’re most familiar with in the United States. In Miami, where the migration patterns of many Caribbean peoples have intersected and settled throughout history, these spiritual traditions are known by various names: Santeria or Regla de Osha (Cuba);…

GET TICKETS HERE  The Books & Books Literary Foundation, Miami Book Fair, Random House Publishing Group and PEN America are proud to present internationally renowned writer, free speech advocate, and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie in conversation with Suleika Jaouad, the New York Times bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, founder of The Isolation Journals, and subject of the Netflix documentary American Symphony. Rushdie’s new memoir, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, is a gripping account of surviving an attempt on his life 30 years after the fatwa was ordered against him.…

Magela Baudoin y Fernando Barrientos, directores de Mantis y El Cuervo, presentan sus editoriales y dialogan acerca del panorama de la edición independiente en Bolivia. ______________ Magela Baudoin. Escritora, periodista y editora boliviana-venezolana, es autora del libro de entrevistas Mujeres de Costado (2010); de la novela El sonido de la H, Premio Nacional de Novela 2014 (Bolivia); y de los libros de cuentos La composición de la sal, Premio Hispanoamericano de Cuento Gabriel García Márquez (2015),…

La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College, el Consulado de la República Argentina en Miami, el Instituto Cultural de México y la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española invitan al HOMENAJE A OCTAVIO PAZ. Conversación entre la Directora del Instituto Cultural de México, ministra y artista plástica ADRIANA TORRES SÁNCHEZ y la actriz y periodista ADRIANA BIANCO, quienes comentarán sobre la vida y obra del escritor mexicano OCTAVIO PAZ. Adriana Bianco (Argentina). Actriz, escritora y periodista que reside en Miami.…

Saturdays, February 10 — March 23, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, February 10 — March 23, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, February 10 — March 23, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, February 10 — March 23, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, February 10 — March 23, 2024, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Una tertulia literaria guiada. Comunidad, destreza y creatividad confluyen en nuestro taller Tómate una copa y escribe mejor: una tertulia literaria virtual y ágil donde conocer gente, compartir trabajos y crear buenos textos. Tema: De casas, muñecas y otros fantasmas. Micro laboratorio de escritura bajo los influjos de una copa de vino. Escribir para liberar nuestra imaginación, nuestros fantasmas, monstruos, sueños, obsesiones. Abrir la puerta, dejarles salir y habitar una nueva historia. Aprovechar los estímulos creativos que brindará cada consigna propuesta durante nuestro encuentro para sentarnos a crear en total libertad.…

A special event with translator LISA DILLMAN, Abyss by Colombian writer Pilar Quintana; STÊNIO GARDEL, The Words that Remain: A Novel; and translator SAM TAYLOR, Beyond the Door of No Return: A Novel by French writer David Diop. Buy The Devil of the Provinces. – Davis Buy Abyss. – Dillman Buy The Words that Remain: A Novel. – Gardel Buy Beyond the Door of No Return: A Novel. – Taylor Presented in partnership with…

Saturdays, September 23 — November 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, September 23 — November 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

SEd / Suburbano Ediciones y Ricardo Sumalavia presentan “Historia de un brazo”, “Una novela ‘rara’ sobre el duelo, la paternidad y el sexo, con un héroe improbable: un tercer brazo con vida y mente propias que se convierte en el protagonista de una trama asombrosa”. (Luis Hernán Castañeda). Ricardo Sumalavia (Lima, 1968). Doctor en Letras por la Universidad de Burdeos. Vivió en Corea del Sur y Francia. Actualmente es profesor y director del Centro de Estudios Orientales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.…

Saturdays, September 23 — November 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

ERNESTO FUNDORA se cuestiona el fracaso de las revoluciones políticas y culturales, que en un principio parecían reacciones espontáneas; FAISEL IGLESIAS propone la reconstrucción de Cuba a través de un nuevo sistema de derecho; FRANCISCO LARIOS parte de La Rebelión de los Autoconvocados de Nicaragua de 2018 para interpretar el devenir hispanoamericano, mientras ALFREDO TRIFF intenta encontrar respuestas al apoyo al castrismo en el siglo XXI. Compra El pacto social postmoderno. – Iglesias Compra Contra el poder (Nicaragua y la lucha por la libertad en América Latina).…

Sed / Suburbano Ediciones y Kathy Serrano presentan “Húmedos, sucios y violentos”. Los microcuentos de Húmedos, sucios y violentos […] son como un puño a la cara. Primero, la sacudida; luego, el desconcierto, la ofuscación; y al final, más tarde, cuando las emociones se han asentado, el moretón. (Pilar Quintana). Kathy Serrano, escritora, actriz, directora de teatro peruano-venezolana. Máster en Artes por el Instituto Estatal Ruso de Artes Escénicas de San Petersburgo. Sus cuentos y microrrelatos han aparecido en diversas revistas y antologías nacionales e internacionales.…

Saturdays, September 23 — November 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Pedro Medina León presenta La chica más pop de South Beach y Gastón Virkel presenta Neurosis Miami en Madrid, en conversación con Mariela Gal. Sobre La chica más pop de South Beach: Una cantante de rock de bares underground, una pareja que lo intenta pero no lo consigue porque el sistema capitalista los engulle, o una muchacha que busca el sueño Americano repartiendo flyers en las esquinas de Washington Avenue son algunos de los personajes de esta colección,…

Community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet at our First Draft workshop series, monthly virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Talia Lakshmi Kolluri Theme: The Magic of the Natural World Talia Lakshmi Kolluri is a mixed South Asian American writer from Northern California. Her debut collection of short stories, WHAT WE FED TO THE MANTICORE (Tin House 2022), is a finalist for the 2023 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and was longlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction,…

La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College, el Consulado de la República Argentina en Miami, el Instituto Cultural de México y la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española invitan al HOMENAJE A JUAN RULFO. Conversación entre la Directora del Instituto Cultural de México, ministra y artista plástica ADRIANA TORRES SÁNCHEZ y la actriz y periodista ADRIANA BIANCO, quienes comentarán sobre la vida y obra del escritor mexicano JUAN RULFO.   Adriana Bianco (Argentina). Actriz, escritora y periodista que reside en Miami.…

Saturdays, September 23 — November 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Saturdays, September 23 — November 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

This class is sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email Alannys Milano at amilano@mdc.edu. September 30, 2023, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST (3 hours) Virtual via Zoom (link provided after registering) Registration $65 It’s entirely possible to write factually about complex family history and ancestral harms while making space for creativity. Come explore ways of integrating empiricism, feeling, and imagination. Bring a pen, notebook, and index cards.…

La Feria del Libro de Miami continúa su serie Inditoriales Hispanoamericanas, esta vez con el panorama de la edición independiente en Israel con la editorial El Ático. La editora Elizeth Schluk conversará con los autores Virginia Sandro, Iñaki Biggi, Fabián Broitman, Ariel Cababié, Pablo Feldman, Celsa Burgueño, Noel Santiesteban, José Luis Imán, Noa Drezner. ____________ ELIZETH SCHLUK Nació el 24 de septiembre en Durazno, Uruguay. Novelista, editora, hispanista. Su primer libro, Otra vida, fue premiado en Israel y se la reconoció como sobresaliente por el comité de evaluación de artistas inmigrantes.…

Saturdays, September 23 — November 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. EST Join us online for Speak Up, a teen creative writing program supporting the artistic and professional growth of teens. In this FREE virtual creative writing workshop mini-series, teens will partner with experienced teaching artists to empower the creative writing process, from drafting to performance to publishing, to boost literacy and empower youth in Miami through community-based writing activities. The program is open to all teens (ages 13-19) and is as free of charge as it is free of homework.…

Books & Books and Miami Book Fair presents… A Virtual Evening with ANDERSON COOPER AND KATHERINE HOWE discussing Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune Books & Books is thrilled to welcome broadcast journalist Anderson Cooper and novelist Katherine Howe for Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune (Harper,$32.99)! The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.…

Community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet at our First Draft workshop series, monthly virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Ella Jacobson Theme: Writing the Childhood Home Ella Jacobson is a cultural critic and writer originally from Alaska, and is the recipient of the 2023 Miami Book Fair Emerging Fellowship in Nonfiction. Much of her work explores how people metabolize their exposures to violence and death. Her writing has appeared in SLATE, THE DRIFT,…

SOLD OUT! Lamentablemente, ya no hay cupo para el taller. Para apuntarse a la lista de espera, por favor registre sus datos en esta página: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJDEUdzD-P_Qvg7NFvNPT1u5jcPNJW9Fnbo7N_eCw9IabJdA/viewform?usp=sf_link Le informaremos si surge una oportunidad de que participe. Gracias por su interés.   Taller de creación literaria con Héctor Abad Faciolince ONLINE: Septiembre 5, 6 y 7 de 7:00 a 9:00 pm (hora Miami) Hay muchas maneras de concebir la fantasía. Esta, sin embargo, no está desligada de la experiencia, sino que –como los sueños– se nutre de ella.…

Tuesdays, September Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 (4 weeks) | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. EST Virtual via Zoom / Register to receive link Registration: $200 Sylvia Plath’s bees, Ada Limon’s lady horses, any poet’s ode to a beloved. How can we use images in our writing to propel our poems in new directions? Together, we’ll read poems looking for the essence of image-making and how an image can spark a poem, building through repetition, place,…

Alejandro Goldstein presenta su novela El desentierro de una historia, en conversación con su editora Elizeth Schluk. Una saga familiar sobre el amor, la supervivencia, la esperanza y la importancia de conocer nuestro pasado. A finales del año 1947 un barco llamado Tucumán recaló en el puerto de Montevideo, Uruguay, con varios tripulantes judíos. Entre ellos iba un niño alemán huérfano y un joven matrimonio formado por un polaco y una checoslovaca. …

Comunidad, destreza y creatividad confluyen en nuestro taller Tómate una copa y escribe mejor: una tertulia literaria virtual y ágil donde conocer gente, compartir trabajos y crear buenos textos. Tema: Derribar el mito de la inspiración divina _____________________________ Soy Marina Condó, escritora y guionista. Mi primera novela “Flores de la calle” ganó el premio SED por Suburbano Ediciones y salió publicada en 2021. Tengo un canal de Youtube donde hago reseñas de libros y cómics (marinaescribe) y organizo encuentros de escritura y de lectura.…

Community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet at our First Draft workshop series, monthly virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Instructor: Soleil Garneau Theme: Ghosts Soleil Garneau was born and raised in New Jersey, on unceded Lenape land. She is a writer, educator & restaurant worker. She is a Miami Book Fair Emerging Writer Fellow, a Community of Writers alum, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UC Riverside. You can find her work in The Spectacle,…

6 days: Mon – Sat, July 24-29, 2023 FREE TUITION! Live Author Q&A: 1:00-1:30 p.m. ET Workshops: 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET (5 simultaneous virtual “cabins”) Mentorships (30 minutes/1 on 1 for each kid) 2:30-3:30/4 p.m. ET Free and open to all, priority given to Miami-Dade County students Speak Up! Summer Camp is a six-day virtual creative writing camp for students in grades 6-12 to brainstorm activities, craft exercises, and engage in workshops established by poets and fiction writers. Campers will participate daily in master classes with best-selling authors,…

Books & Books is thrilled to be partnering with Miami Book Fair, Midtown Reader, Book Passage, Odyssey Bookshop, Lemuria Books, and University Book Store to welcome bestselling author Daniel Silva for his latest book: The Collector: A Novel! Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller with this action-packed tale of high-stakes international intrigue. This is an exclusive online event at 8pm ET / 7pm CT on Friday, July 21st. Each ticket includes a copy of the book shipped to your door. Please purchase a ticket before July 21st to gain access to the event.…

Community, craft, and rapid-fire creativity meet at our First Draft workshop series, monthly virtual salons where writers get social, share their work, and leave with great stories. Up next: award-winning author Jonathan Escoffery, who’ll lead participants through “Object Lessons: Building Narrative From Props.” See you there! Jonathan Escoffery is the recipient of the 2020 Plimpton Prize for Fiction, a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, and the 2020 ASME Award for Fiction. His fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, …

La Feria del Libro de Miami continúa su serie Inditoriales Hispanoamericanas, esta vez con el panorama de la edición independiente en la República del Perú. Teo Pinzás, de Pesopluma; Gabriel Arriaga Juscamaita, de Colmillo Blanco y Pablo Sandoval, de La siniestra, conversan con el escritor y periodista peruano Renato Cisneros.…

1 Day Masterclass: Thursday, June 29, 2023 Virtual / Register to receive Zoom link Registration: $50 Capacity: 50 Alex Segura, acclaimed and bestselling author of the comic book noir novel, Secret Identity, walks students through the best way to integrate the most powerful elements of different genres to create something wholly new and innovative. Alex will share his experiences mixing graphic novel storytelling in the prose/mystery medium and his noir-tinged superhero tales, like The Awakened and The Black Ghost. Scholarships Available for MDC Students Miami Book Fair is offering two (2) full-tuition scholarships for MDC students interested in attending the above-listed creative writing workshop.…

A guided writing prompt with a twist. Because writing is thirsty work. Have a drink. Write a story. Have another drink. Write a better story. Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of informal writing events that turn happy hours into great stories. You’re inspired. But you’re also thirsty. Bring your own drink and log in for a First Draft event and a guided writing prompt. Share your writing. You never know what you might knock out as you knock one back!…

La Feria del Libro de Miami del Miami Dade College concede su Reconocimiento a la Trayectoria al periodista y escritor cubano Carlos Alberto Montaner, quien ha contribuido de manera formidable a la vida política y cultural de nuestra ciudad y de toda Iberoamérica. Carlos Alberto Montaner (La Habana, Cuba, 1943) Novelista, periodista, ensayista y profesor universitario. Vive entre Miami y Madrid. Estudió Literatura en la Universidad de Miami. Es colaborador y columnista de decenas de diarios de América Latina,…

Insecurity is a significant obstacle to improving living conditions in Haiti. Would sending an international force help pull Haiti out of the quagmire? This panel will explore the issue of insecurity in Haiti and its impact on the country’s ability to improve living conditions for its citizens. The panelists will discuss the root causes of insecurity, including political instability, poverty, and social unrest, and explore potential solutions. They will also discuss the possibility of sending an international force to help address the problem,…

This panel will examine the status of Haitian Creole language and culture, exploring the issues of language, writing, and reading that have arisen over time. The panelists, including members of the Academy and other experts, will discuss the significance of Creole in Haitian society, the challenges in fully embracing it, and strategies for promoting its use and development. The panelists will discuss the historical and cultural factors that have influenced the use of Creole in Haiti and some of the challenges that Haitians face in learning and using the language.…

One day | May 18, 2023 – 7:00 to 8:30 PM Registration: $35 In this seminar, we will discuss what an agent does, the Big 5 Publishers vs. Indie Publishers, what the publication process looks like, the money of publishing, and other “publishing overview” questions and concerns. We will also go over the dos and don’ts of the query letter, with sample letters provided as examples. If there is interest and time, we will discuss the elements of a book proposal.…

A guided writing prompt with a twist. Because writing is thirsty work. Have a drink. Write a story. Have another drink. Write a better story. Miami Book Fair presents First Draft, a series of informal writing events that turn happy hours into great stories. You’re inspired. But you’re also thirsty. Bring your own drink and log in for a First Draft event and a guided writing prompt. Share your writing. You never know what you might knock out as you knock one back!…

Una tertulia literaria guiada. Embriaga a tu editor interno y ¡exprésate con libertad desde tu casa! Así es como funciona: te damos un tema, escribes durante diez minutos. Si quieres, compartes el texto con el resto de los participantes. Hacemos una pausa para leer los textos e intercambiar opiniones mientras te tomas una copa en casa. Después repetimos la misma dinámica. Tema: “Más que escribir historias, crea universos literarios” Xalbador García (México, 1982), escritor y académico.…

Various times, as appointed (Mon. – Fri.). All appointed times in EST. 15-minute manuscript consultations are limited to 25 people. Online via Google Meet | Register to receive link Once you have registered online, please submit the following materials by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, April 28, 2023. SUBMIT MATERIALS Genres Accepted: Literary, historical, and upmarket book club fiction; narrative nonfiction; memoir. Manuscript materials must be formatted in a single document as follows: • A query letter or 1-page synopsis. • The opening 10 pages of your manuscript.…

La Feria del Libro de Miami presenta una obra original y distinta, editada por Next Door Publishers, la primera casa editorial independiente especializada en divulgación científica. En 1878, el astrónomo Wilhem Tempel lanzó un reto a su colega John Dreyer por medio de una carta al editor de la revista científica The Observatory. Tempel insistía en que la forma observada en algunas nebulosas –hoy sabemos que son galaxias– no era espiral como defendía la mayoría de los astrónomos de la época.…

Una tertulia literaria guiada. Embriaga a tu editor interno y ¡exprésate con libertad desde tu casa! Así es como funciona: te damos un tema, escribes durante diez minutos. Si quieres, compartes el texto con el resto de los participantes. Hacemos una pausa para leer los textos e intercambiar opiniones mientras te tomas una copa en casa. Después repetimos la misma dinámica. Tema: “Yo, animal” Comer como animal. Dormir como animal. Leer como animal. ¿Qué queremos decir, realmente, cuando nos comparamos con los animales salvajes?…