Video: Festival de la Palabra

In the concluding event of Festival de la Palabra on October 18, five writers from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela participated in a discussion on the state of literature in the region. The Festival, presented annually in San Juan and New York, and now in its fourth year, features writers from throughout the continent in discussions, readings, and book presentations. This year’s theme was “Periodismo y Literatura.”

Speakers:

• Frank Báez
• Janette Becerra
• Eduardo Lalo (recipient of the 2013 Rómulo Gallegos Prize)
• Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez
• Wilda Rodríguez (moderator)
• Mayra Santos-Febres