LITERAL PRO 2023 - BARCELONA
MAY 18 AND 19, 2023
The Programming
Literal PRO 2023
LITERAL PRO is a professional political and radical book fair held during the month of May in Barcelona, within the framework of the LITERAL fair. The fair has become one of the key events in the literary, intellectual and political landscape of the city, attracting thousands of people each year and a large number of professionals who exhibit their books and where conferences, debates and concerts are scheduled.
LITERAL PRO aims to become an essential date in the calendar for professionals in the sector from all over Europe and the world. The organization is also working to establish a professional network at the European level in order to make authors from other countries known throughout Europe and thus establish culturally and economically profitable dynamics.
Thursday, May 19th
9.30am – Hall
Accreditation and welcome
*For accredited publishers only.
10 am-6pm – Workspace
B2B exhibition and meeting space
*For accredited publishers only.
3pm – Hall
Coffee Match Meeting
The space is designed to have a close and direct meeting with professionals from the world of publishing who have outstanding careers, sharing a table and coffee. An exchange meeting, to talk, listen and learn. With a maximum of 5 participants per person.
Participants:
- Barbora Boronová, editor of wo-men (Czech Republic)
- Galo Ghigliotto, publisher of Usach / Furia del Libro (Chile)
- Manuela Caprioglio, editor of Autonomia Literaria (Brazil)
- Fernando Vicente, publisher of Batalla de Ideas (Argentina)
- Alex Winfield, editor of Bellaterra Edicions (Catalan Countries)
Pre-register here .
6pm – Conference room
Wine tasting and networking
Celler Mas Pòlit proposes a wine and history tasting through 4 wines (3 red wines and a white wine) that have Grenache as a nexus. With vines dating back to 1293, the winery has a limited, manual production of 22,000 bottles that we will bring to your senses. The activity offers a unique opportunity to learn about local products while chatting with other editors and publishers participating in Literal PRO.
18
May 2023
Friday, May 20th
10 am-6pm – Workspace
B2B exhibition and meeting space
*For accredited publishers only.
10am – Conference room
How to build an editorial catalog with a feminist perspective?
Developing an editorial project with a feminist perspective is not a simple task. Beyond including female representation in the catalog of authors, it is also necessary to consider the themes that are addressed and, above all, the perspective on these themes. So, what is an editorial catalog with a feminist perspective? How can we build it? Can a (male) publisher build a catalog with a feminist perspective?
We will discover it from the hands of Kenza Sefrioui (editor of En toutes lettres, Morocco), Barbora Bornová (editor of wo-men, Czech Republic) and Mariana Sánchez (editor of Syllepse, France). Conversation moderated by Laura Huerga (editor of Raig Verd, Països Catalans).
The event has simultaneous translation.
12:00 – Assembly hall
Eco-edition: a commitment, an opportunity
The transition towards a green publishing industry requires a joint response from the sector and forces a rethinking of well-established practices, although economically inefficient and environmentally unsustainable. E-publishing, understood as calculating, minimizing and communicating the carbon footprint of our publications, becomes a matter of commitment and an opportunity to improve competitiveness and lead change.
Masterclass by Laia Figueras Tortras, Director of the Ecoedition Institute.
The event has simultaneous translation.
1pm – Assembly hall
Pitch space
A space for short presentations in which various authors present the idea or thesis of their book with the aim of showing the potential it has to be translated into other languages.
Authors must be pre-registered here .
*For accredited publishers only.
3pm – Hall
Coffee Match Meeting
The space is designed to have a close and direct meeting with professionals from the world of publishing who have outstanding careers, sharing a table and coffee. An exchange meeting, to talk, listen and learn. With a maximum of 5 participants per person.
Participants:
- Ramsey Kanaan, editor, PM Press (USA)
- Kenza Sefrioui, editor of En toutes lettres (Morocco)
- Sara Panzera, editor of Il saggiatore (Italy)
- Mariana Sánchez, editor of Syllepse (France)
- Lurdes Afonso, publisher of Antigona (Portugal)
Pre-register here .
4pm – Conference room
Distribution in Latin America.
When publishing houses that publish in the Spanish language want to expand the reach of their books, they usually think of Latin America, but it is not always easy to have information on how to do this because the distribution varies significantly according to the country and region where they want to be taken to term Publishers from different Latin American countries will share their experiences and the keys needed to have a successful presence in these publishing markets.
The round table will have the participation of Galo Ghigliotto (editor of Usach and member of Furia del Libro, Chile), Manuela Caprioglio (editor at Autonomia Literaria, Brazil), Fernando Vicente, (editor at Batalla de Ideas, Argentina). It will be moderated by David Gámez (distribution manager at Traficantes de Sueños, Spain).
19
May 2023
