Letras de Costa Rica 2026

Venue

Casa de América, Sala Miguel de Cervantes

Address

acceso por Plaza de Cibeles, sn, Madrid, Spain

Date and Time

Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 18:00

Price

Free admission until full capacity is reached.

Host

Organized by Casa de América and the Embassy of Costa Rica in Spain.

Collaborators

Arnoldo Ramos, Rod Saturnine, Jürgen Ureña, José Fernando Álvarez, Marjorie Ross, Silvia Campos, and Roberto Cambronero.

Activity Description

Letras de Costa Rica celebrates its fifth edition, promoting Costa Rican literature and strengthening cultural exchange between Costa Rica and Spain. The event will feature dialogue tables, book presentations, discussions, and professional meetings with writers, publishers, readers, academics, cultural managers, and diplomatic representatives. The 2026 edition includes participants from various generations and fields of Costa Rican literary, theatrical, and audiovisual creation, such as Marjorie Ross, recipient of the National Culture Award Magón.

The program includes:

• 18:00: Welcome by Guisella Sánchez Castillo (Embassy of Costa Rica) and José Chacón (Letras de Costa Rica Organizing Committee).
• 18:10: Panel I: "Narrativa costarricense contemporánea: universos literarios, procesos creativos y obras recientes." Introduction by Carlos Francisco Echeverria. Participants: Roberto Cambronero, Jürgen Ureña, and Rod Saturnine. Moderated by José Chacón.
• 18:40: Literary Interlude: Silvia Campos reads poetry from her new book, Sobre el adiós.
• 18:50: Panel II: "Dramaturgia costarricense: escritura para la escena, vínculo entre literatura y representación teatral, y trayectoria creativa." Introduction by Carlos Francisco Echeverria. Participants: José Fernando Álvarez and Arnoldo Ramos. Moderated by Silvia Campos.
• 19:30: Audience questions and closing.

Language

Spanish