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Book festivals in 2009

Compiled by Alexandra Chapman

Published: January 1 2009 23:03 | Last updated: January 1 2009 23:03

Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez listens to a speech during the New Journalism Prize awards ceremony at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey...Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez listens to a speech during the New Journalism Prize awards ceremony at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO) in Monterrey October 2, 2007. The award recognizes and encourages journalism in Latin America. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO)ReutersCartagena
The Hay Festival
January
Peter Florence’s Hay-on-Wye Festival has branched out from its Welsh roots in recent years and this marks its third annual Colombian event. The festival offers readings, debates and music. Chief patron is Colombia’s master of magical realism, Gabriel García Márquez (pictured), who appeared at last year’s festival as part of his 80th birthday celebration. This year’s programme includes appearances by Chilean author Luis Sepúlveda and Mexican writer and editor Alberto Ruy Sánchez, and will take place from January 29 to February 1.
www.hayfestival.com/cartagena

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