Invited country United Kingdom has scheduled a diverse and entertaining literary program for the 2015 International Book Fair (FIL).
All the round-table discussions, presentations and interviews will feature British participants speaking in their native tongue and are held in the UK pavilion at Expo Guadalajara, unless stated otherwise below.
There is no charge for any of the events. Everyone is welcome. Be advised that seating at events scheduled in FIL’s Salon 1 tend to fill up quickly.
Irvine Welsh (“Trainspotting”), Sally Gardner (“The Red Necklace”) and Philippa Gregory (“The Other Boleyn Girl”) are part of a distinguished list of British authors scheduled to take part in round-table discussions and workshops during the International Book Fair (FIL). Welsh, a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer known for his gritty. working-class narratives, talks on December 1 and 3; children’s author and illustrator Gardner on November 30 and December 2; and historical novelist Gregory on November 28 and 30.
Saturday, November 28
-Graphic Novels - Art or Literature? (Karrie Fransman, Bernardo Fernández). 6-6:50 p.m.
-Living like a queen: Hernán Lara Zavala in Conversation with Philippa Gregory. 8-8:50 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
Sunday, November 29
-Dragon Detectives and Steampunk Pirates (Gareth P. Jones). Noon-12:50 p.m.
-Graphic novel workshop for Children (Karrie Fransman). 1-1:50 p.m.
-Love and Conflict in Literature (Philippa Gregory, Joe Dunthorne, Guadalupe Nettel). 7-7:50 p.m.
-Illustration Slam. (Karrie Fransman, Ed Vere, Bernardo Fernández, Valeria Gallo). 8-8:50 p.m.
Monday, November 30
-Picture this! Illustrations in Children’s Books (Sally Gardner, Karrie Fransman, Gareth P. Jones, Bhavit Mehta). 5-5:50 p.m.
-Susie Nicklin in conversation with Iain Sinclair. 6:30-7:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-The Big Bad Wolf: Myths and Fairytales in Contemporary Writing (Sally Gardner, Guadalupe Nettel). 7--7:50 p.m.
-The Craft of Fictionalizing Historical Figures (Philippa Gregory, Joanne Harris, Cristina Rivera Garza, Cortina Butler). 7:30-8:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-‘The book was better’ – How can film complement literature? (Joanne Harris, Joe Dunthorne, Mauricio Montiel.) 8-8:50 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1
-Utopias and Dystopias (Iain Sinclair, Joe Dunthorne). 5:30-6:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Steampunk, Sci-Fi and Speculative Fiction (Naomi Alderman, Gareth P. Jones, Alberto Chimal). 6-6:50 p.m.
-Riding with Welsh: Guillermo Fadanelli in conversation with Irvine Welsh. 6:30-7:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Identity of People and Place (Iain Sinclair, Sunjeev Sahota, Cristina Rivera Garza). 7-7:50 p.m.
-Magical Realism across the Atlantic (Joanne Harris, Ned Beauman, Alberto Chimal). 8-8:50 p.m.
Wednesday, December 2
-Capturing the Contemporary (Louise Welsh, Laura Bates, Sunjeev Sahota, Owen Jones). 5-5:50 p.m.
-The Gospel of Joanne: Ellah Allfrey in conversation with Joanne Harris. 5:30-6:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-The books that made me (Ned Beauman, Naomi Alderman, Sunjeev Sahota, Eduardo Rabasa). 6:30-7:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Up Close and Personal (Jeanette Winterson, Laura Bates, Edgardo Bermejo). 7-7:50 p.m.
-Ghosts, Gothic and Superstitions (Sally Gardner, Louise Welsh, John Burnside, Alberto Chimal). 8-8:50 p.m.
Thursday, December 3
-Become a Blogger (Naomi Alderman). Noon-12:50 p.m.
-Writing the Game – Interaction between Gaming and Literature (Naomi Alderman, Ned Beauman, Bernardo Fernández). 4-4:50 p.m.
-Social Media and its Dangers (Jon Ronson, Alexandra Heminsley, Sunjeev Sahota, Owen Jones). 5-5:50 p.m.
-The Wonder of Short Stories (Tessa Hadley, Irvine Welsh, John Burnside, Ignacio Padilla). 5:30-6:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Psychological Thrillers (Philip Kerr, Louise Welsh, Kevin Brooks, Cristina Rivera Garza). 7-7:50 p.m.
-Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Rosa Beltrán in conversation with Jeanette Winterson. 6:30-7:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Forensic Crime – The Devil’s in the Detail (Val McDermid, Claire McGowan, Mauricio Montiel). 8-8:50 p.m.
Friday, December 4
-Too Gay, Not Gay Enough? (Val McDermid, Philip Hoare, Jeanette Winterson, Alexandra Heminsley). 5:30-6:20 p.m. (Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-International Feminisms (Tessa Hadley, Anne Fine, Owen Jones, Laura Bates). 6-6:50 p.m.
-Shakespeare Lives (Jeanette Winterson, Andrew Motion, Alfredo Michel Modenessi). 6:30-7:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Celtic Crime (Val McDermid, Claire McGowan, Philip Kerr, Jon Ronson). 7-7:50 p.m.
-Inspired by Shakespeare (Andrew Motion, John Burnside, Helen Mort, Inua Ellams, Julio Trujillo). 8-8:50 p.m.
-In the Dark – Young Adult Fiction (Kevin Brooks, Antonio Ortuño). 8-8:50 p.m. Salón 4, Expo ground floor.
-Urban Fairytales (Inua Ellams). 9-9:50 p.m.
Saturday, December 5
-Running Workshop (Alexandra Heminsley). Noon-12:50 p.m.
-Exercise and Creativity – Finding Yourself (Helen Mort, Inua Ellams, Alexandra Heminsley). 4-4:50 p.m.
-In Conversation with Anne Fine. 5:30-6:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Performance poetry (Inua Ellams). 6-6:50 p.m.
-The Nature of Underworlds (Val McDermid, Philip Hoare, Jon Ronson, Lydia Cacho). 6:30-7:20 p.m. Salón 1, Expo ground floor.
-Romance (Claire McGowan, Juana Inés Dehesa). 7-7:50 p.m.
-In Touch with Nature (Philip Hoare, Andrew Motion, Gabriel Bernal). 8-8:50 p.m.