As part of the birth of Gabriela Mistral (April 7) we will hold a massive reading in Plaza Central. The day will have blocks dedicated to different themes touched on by the Nobel Prize in Literature in her writings. In addition, there will be a space for mediation, literary stands, and the music of Murga La Corre y Vola will close the day.
Block 1: Inaugural readings
12 to 1 pm
Presented by: Víctor Silva, coordinator of GAM Programming.
Participating: Alejandra Martí, executive director GAM | María José Cifuentes, director of GAM Programming | Kenza El Ghali, ambassador of Morocco | Gonzalo Bonifaz Tweddle, Consul General of Peru | Alejandra Costamagna, writer | Érika Montecinos, journalist, writer and activist.
Block 2: Childhoods
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Presented by: Susana Pineda, GAM librarian.
Participating: Manuel Peña Muñoz, researcher and specialist in children's literature | Students from the Insigne Gabriela school at Quinta Normal | Kati Lincopil, writer | Connie Achurra and Paty Leiva, creators of Glorias de los 40 | @lectorademetro, bookstagrammer. | Rosario Medina, academic coordinator of Troquel corporation.
Block 3: Mother Earth
2 to 3 p.m.
Presented by: Karen Muñoz, GAM mediator.
Participating: Hilda Carrera, social worker, teacher and writer, representative of the feminist collective AUCH+ | Students from the Francisco Andrés Olea school in Santiago | Carlos Cardani, bookseller and founder of Pedaleo Librería | Paola Riquelme, journalist and GAM worker | Bernardita Lira, representative of the National Reading Plan | Lorena Araya, manager of the Cerro Navia Public Library.
Block 4: We were all going to be queens
3 to 4 p.m.
Presented by: Javiera Candia, coordinator of GAM Studies.
Participating: Soledad Falabella, researcher and specialist in Gabriela Mistral | Lorena Moya, head of the Children's Room of the Santiago Library | Paulina Retamales, executive director of For a Chile that reads | Students of the Francisco Arriarán School in Santiago | Catalina Ramírez, communicator and sexual educator | Malú Ortega, poet and representative of the Society of Writers of Chile (SECH).
Block 5: Education
4 to 5 p.m.
Presented by: Natacha Osorio, coordinator of GAM Liaison.
Participating: María Gracia Omegna, actress | María Gabriela Huidobro, historian and writer | Francisca Donaire, Karla Bustos and Constanza Abarca, feminist collective Matriadanzante | Georgina Odi, writer and illustrator, representative of the Society of Writers of Chile (SECH) | Students of the Liceo 6 Bicentenario Teresa Prats of Santiago | Aracelly Rojas, Executive Secretary of the National Book and Reading Council.
Block 6: America
5 to 6 p.m.
Presented by: Angélica Rocha, GAM mediator.
Participating: Francisca Márquez, anthropologist | Emma de Ramón, historian and archivist | Paulette Ytier, teacher and representative of the GAM communities | Isabel Baboun, actress and writer | Students from the Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez (UCSH) and Mauricio Fernández, professor | Claudio Aguilera, researcher and head of the Prints and Prints Unit of the National Library | Alida Mayne-Nicholls, PhD in Literature and specialist in childhood readings
Block 7: Native peoples and good living
6 to 7 p.m.
Presented by: Fabrisiana Cruz, GAM mediator.
Participating: José Bengoa, historian and anthropologist | Marjorie Huaiqui, poet, teacher and writer | Jaime Huenún, Williche Mapuche poet and writer | Karen Codner, journalist and writer | Nona Fernández, actress, writer and playwright.
Block 8: Social justice and spirituality
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Presented by: Nicolás Montecino, coordinator of GAM Mediation.
Participating: @carozuuu, bookstragrammer | Felicia Rivera, Carolina Baez and Francisco Martinovich, organizers of Lecturas Mistralianas | Nicolás Rojas Inostroza, journalist | Camila Valenzuela León, writer, editor and specialist in children's and youth literature.
Musical closing: Murga La runs and flies
Apr 29, 2025
Tue—12 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Plaza Central
Free, first come, first serve.
The day also includes a mediation space in collaboration with Imanix and a space for children in charge of the National Reading Plan.
Stands of the Editorial Association of Chile: Editorial Amanuta | Pehuén Editores | Lom Editions | Tajamar Editors | Thistle Book Editions | The Pollera | Written with Chalk | Cafuné Editorial.