Romancero Books, with the support of the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in London, presents The Festival of Queer Spanish Literature in London – FQSLL, the meeting point for all readers, writers and people who are interested in LGBTQI+ literature written in Spanish and Catalan.
For the first edition of the FQSLL, Romancero Books has invited some of the most interesting and renowned names and cultural activists from Spanish and Latin American LGBTQI+ culture. Check their programme of events, talks, live poetry readings, lectures and round tables discussions.
You can see the whole programme bellow and get your tickets HERE.
- Friday 1st
TALK*
Discussing the novel Las Malas with author Camila Sosa in Spanish with English subtitlesPODCAST NIÑOS GRATIS*
Discussing the writer Ángel Vazquez and his book La vida perra de Juanita Narboni with Miguel Agnes, and Paz Olivares and Weldon Penderton in SpanishROUND TABLE*
Contemporary queer Spanish theatre with Luisgé Martín, Nando López and Alberto Conejero, hosted by Little Soldier Productions in SpanishTALK*
Discussing the novel Permafrost with author Eva Baltasar, translator Julia Sanches, and Stefan Tobler from the publisher And Other Stories in English - Saturday 2nd
TALK*
Discussing the novella El Power Ranger Rosa with author Christo Casas, and Paz Olivares and Weldon Penderton from the Niños Gratis publisher and podcast in Spanish with English subtitlesTALK*
Discussing the short story collection Pronto seré de Oro y Carmín with author Vanina Bruc, and Alberto Rodríguez and Gonzalo Izquierdo from publisher Dos Bigotes in Spanish with English subtitlesPODCAST CINECIENTO*
Discussing the poet Jaime Gil de Biedma with Paco Clavel, director Sigfrid Monleón, and Juan Sanchez from Cineciento podcast in SpanishTALK*
Discussing the essay Historia Queer del Flamenco with author Fernando López Rodríguez in Spanish with English subtitlesTALK*
Discussing the novel Tengo miedo torero by Pedro Lemebel with Francisco Llorca and Magda Anglés from publisher Las Afueras in SpanishLECTURE*
Author José Luis Plaza Chillón on his book Efebos tristes. La Iconografía homosexual masculina en los dibujos de Federico García Lorca in Spanish - Sunday 3rd
TALK*
Discussing the novel Andrea Víctrix by Llorenc Villalonga with English translator Louise Johnson in EnglishLIVE POETRY READING 3pm
Poet Leo Boix reads from his collection Ballad of a Happy Immigrant in SpanglishLIVE POETRY READING 3pm
Poet Leo Boix reads from his collection Ballad of a Happy Immigrant in SpanglishLIVE ROUND TABLE & POETRY READING 5pm
Discussing contemporary queer Spanish poetry with poets Adrián Peñalver, Óscar Espirita, Perla Zúñiga and Lalu Bee in SpanishLIVE READING 6.30pm
Cultural aesthete Andrés Bravo facilitates an Exquisite Cadaver with the festival’s participants in Spanish
*These events are available to watch all day on their specific date
