From April 18 to May 2, Bogotá will be the meeting point for more than 500 authors from 30 countries with readers, publishers, distributors and the bulk of the book industry players. FILBo 2023, an event organized by the Colombian Book Chamber and Corferias, opens its director with Adriana Ángel Forero, with the aim of improving the experience of readers with a diverse and multidisciplinary agenda. In addition to the conferences and presentations, this edition will have thematic days dedicated to the biodiversity of Colombia, the efforts of women to build peace, the dissemination of science and graphic narratives.
Schedules
FILBo 2023 will open its doors on Tuesday, April 18 at 12:00 p.m. and will have two schedules: from Sunday to Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; while on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays, the activities will be extended by one more hour, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The organization recommends visiting the fair during the week to visit it more comfortably and with a smaller capacity.
Tickets: price and where to buy them
General admission per day will cost 11,000 pesos; however, the organization offers a discount if you buy the multibond, an access valid for three days for 26,000 pesos. Tickets for children from 6 to 12 years old are worth 8,500 pesos, while children under five are free. In the case of students who present their card, the daily ticket can be purchased for 9,000 pesos. All tickets (except the multi-bonus, only available at the box office) can be purchased at the Official site from FILBo.
Mexico and Cali, guests of honor
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In addition to Mexico, the guest of honor country at FILBo 2023, Cali will debut the award of Guest of Honor City in this edition. This is Mexico’s third participation in the Fair, after serving as a guest in 1993 and 2009. Led by authors such as Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Mariana Oliver, Juan Villoro and Antonio Ortuño, a pavilion will be dedicated to exploring the links between Colombian and Mexican literature in the same year that marks the first century of the emergence of Mexican muralism and the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the Fondo de Cultura Económica, the largest public publishing house in Spanish. The pavilion will also host a tribute to Gabriel García Márquez and will have the sale of Mexican crafts and gastronomy. Cali, the guest city, will have a space within the Colombia Pavilion with more than 1,500 publications by fifty authors from Cali.
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