#LiteraryBlogsMeeting

Topics

The Meeting will aim to answer questions such as the following: 

• What would we consider a literary blog?
• What do litblogs contribute to current narratives, and vice versa?
• What is the role of professional (and amateur) writers on this new playing field?
• Does it enrich or impoverish creative space?
• How is this medium different from others like physical or digital books? From other genres?
• Could it become a literary genre in its own right? 
• How does a literary blog get turned into a published book? Is that a natural aspiration?
• What do readers think about the topic?  What about critics? Publishers? Philologists?

Program

11:00h: Opening address by Gonzalo Garrido, writer and author of the blog  Literatura basura, and Belén Bermejo, publisher at Espasa Ficción and author of the blog La amena biblioteca de Redfield Hall.

11:15h: Panel What do we call “literary blogs”? Moderator: Daniel Arjona, journalist from El Cultural. With the participation of these writers:

• Paloma Bravo. Blog La novia de papá.
• David Pérez Vega. Blog Desde la ciudad sin cines.
• Pilar Adón. Writer. Blog Leo en el océano.
• Jordi Corominas. Blog Jordi Corominas.
• Julián Rodríguez. Publisher of Periférica. Blog Julián Rodríguez
• Ainize Salaberri and Jenn Díaz. Publishers of the magazine Granite&Rainbow.

12:15h: Panel Literary blogs’ contributions to and influence on today’s narrative. With Luis Magrinyà -writer and  publisher at Alba-. Interviews with these writers:

• Alberto Olmos. Blogs Lector Mal-herido and Hikikomori.
• Javier Avilés. Writer. Blog El lamento de Portnoy.
• Constantino Bértolo. Publisher Caballo de Troya.

13:00h: Break

13:15h: Panel Can the litblog become a literary genre? With Enrique Redel, publisher at Impedimenta. Moderator: Josep Antonio Muñoz, director of Revista de Letras.

• Gregori Dolz. Publisher at  Alrevés.
• Juan Aparicio Belmonte. Writer.
• Sergio del Molino. Writer. Blog Sergio del Molino.
• José Antonio Valverde. Bookseller.

14:15h: Panel Does it make sense to publish literary blogs as books? How are blogs sold? With Eduardo Laporte writer and author of the blog  El náuGrafo digital. Moderator: Ana Tagarro, Subdirector of XL Semanal

• Imma Turbau. Writer.
• Emi Lope. Publisher at Plaza & Janés.
• Amalia López. Editora Sinerrata.
• Jorge Degeneffe.  Head of Acquisitions Department at Hipercor Books.
• Javier López. Bookseller La Independiente.

19:30h: Wine at La Independiente and book signing by authors (Calle del Espíritu Santo, 27 -28004 Madrid)