Guadalajara International Book Fair

The Guadalajara International Book Fair, better known as the FIL (from its Spanish name: Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara) is the largest book fair of the Americas, and second largest book fair in the world after Frankfurt's. It is also considered the most important cultural annual event of its kind in the Spanish-speaking world.[1] The purpose of the FIL is to provide an optimal business environment for the book-industry professionals and exhibitors who attend the fair, and for the reading public eager to meet authors and pick up the latest entries in the market.

Guadalajara International Book Fair
XXI Book Fair 2007
StatusActive
GenreMulti-genre
VenueExpo Guadalajara convention center
Location(s)Guadalajara, Jalisco
CountryMexico
Inaugurated1987
Attendance525,000 (2006)
Organized byUniversity of Guadalajara
Websitehttp://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_default.asp

Created in 1987, the FIL is put on by the University of Guadalajara and is held at the Expo Guadalajara convention center, which has 40,000 m2 of floor space. FIL is held every year, starting on the last Saturday in November and continuing for nine days, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

The current managing director of the Guadalajara International Book Fair is Marisol Schulz, and its president is Raúl Padilla López. The book fair won the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature in 2020.[2]

Prizes and Honours
Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel García Márquez, and Pasqual Maragall awarding the Juan Rulfo Prize to Juan Goytisolo, FIL 2004

As a way of rewarding and honouring literary publishing, the FIL awards the following annual prizes and honours:

Invited countries or cultural regions
Marisol Schulz, managing director of the Guadalajara International Book Fair.
Interior FIL 2008.
Popular Italian Orchestra in the esplanade of the FIL 2008.

Since 1993, the FIL has invited a country or region to be the guest of honor, providing each an opportunity to display the best of its cultural and literary heritage. Beginning with that year, the guests of honor have been: Colombia (1993), New Mexico (USA) (1994), Venezuela (1995), Canada (1996), Argentina (1997), Puerto Rico (1998), Chile (1999), Spain (2000), Brazil (2001), Cuba (2002), Quebec (2003), Catalan culture (2004), Peru (2005), Andalusia (2006), Colombia (2007), Italy (2008), Los Angeles (2009), Castile and León (2010), Germany (2011), Chile (2012), Israel (2013), Argentina (2014) and United Kingdom (2015).

Year Guest of Honor Country or Region
1993 Colombia
1994 New Mexico, USA
1995 Venezuela
1996 Canada
1997 Argentina
1998 Puerto Rico
1999 Chile
2000 Spain
2001 Brazil
2002 Cuba
2003 Quebec, Canada
2004 Catalonia
2005 Peru
2006 Andalusia
2007 Colombia
2008 Italy
2009 Los Angeles
2010 Castile and León
2011 Germany
2012 Chile
2013 Israel
2014 Argentina
2015 United Kingdom
2016 Latin America
2017 Madrid
2018 Portugal
2019 India

History
Main entrance during the 2002 Guadalajara International Book Fair

2005
  • 15,357 exhibitors from 45 countries
  • Visitor attendance at the fair was 494,388
  • 2,899 cultural activities

2006
  • 1,307,002 visits were made to the FIL website
  • Visitor attendance was 525,000
  • 84,495 children at activities for children
  • 16,740 exhibitors
  • 1,523 journalists and 439 communications media accredited from 60 countries
  • 296 book presentations with their respective authors
  • 110 literary agents
  • 94 artistic and musical activities

2013
  • 1935 publishing houses from 43 countries
  • Visitor attendance at the fair was 1,000,000

References
  1. "The Guadalajara International Book Fair 2017". SuperMemo. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. "Guadalajara International Book Fair wins 2020 Princess of Asturias Award". El Universal (in Spanish). 10 June 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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