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Photos of the Ninth
Hispanic Book
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See photos of Past
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ACTIVITIES |
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Exhibition and
book sale
in Spanish and
English.
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Local writers
present their
published books.
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Poetry readings
by local
authors.
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Performance of
traditional and
contemporary
Latin music.
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PARTICIPANTS |
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Local
bookstores, with
hundred of
Spanish and
English books
available.
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Book publishers
looking for new
talent.
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Houston’s
writers who
read, comment
and autograph
their books.
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Other people
affiliated with
the book
industry and
cultural
endeavors.
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General public
interested in
books and
reading.
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SPONSORS |
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The Houston Hispanic
Book Festival is
sponsored by a group
of companies and
institutions
interested in the
development of the
Hispanic Community
and funded in part
by grants from the
City of Houston
through the
Houston Arts
Alliance.
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FESTIVAL
PURPOSE |
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The purpose of the
Festival is to
promote the local
Hispanic book
industry, which
includes writers,
publishers and
self-publishers,
book stores, and
printers. It also
seeks to enhance the
reading habit among
our Hispanic.
Any
profit derived from
the Festival is used
in financing the
Millenum Press
book
publishing program,
which produces books
about Hispanic
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Fotos del Noveno
Festival del Libro |
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Ver
fotos de Festivales
Pasados
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ACTIVIDADES |
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Exhibición y
venta de libros
en español e
inglés.
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Presentación y
firma de libros
por autores
locales.
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Lectura y
declamación de
poemas.
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Interpretación
de música y
danzas
tradicionales de
América Latina.
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PARTICIPANTES |
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Librerías
locales con
cientos de
libros en
español e inglés.
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Editores en
busca de talento
nuevo.
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Escritores
locales que
presentan y
firman sus
libros.
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Compositores,
declamadores,
cantantes y
poetas.
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Empresas e
instituciones
vinculadas a la
industria del
libro o la
cultura.
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Público en
general
interesado en la
lectura.
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PATROCINADORES |
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El Festival Hispano
del Libro de Houston
es patrocinado por
un grupo empresas e
instituciones
interesadas en el
desarrollo de la
Comunidad Hispana y
financiado en parte
por un “grant” de la
ciudad de Houston a
través de la
organización
Houston
Arts Alliance.
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PROPOSITO
DEL FESTIVAL |
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El objetivo del
Festival es promover
la industria local
hispana del libro,
que incluye a
escritores, editores,
auto-editores,
libreros e
impresores. También
busca promover el
hábito de la lectura
entre la comunidad
hispana.
Cualquier beneficio
derivado del
Festival, se usa
para financiar el
programa de
Millenium Press de publicar libros
sobre temas hispanos
para vender a bajo
precio.
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To see
a calendar of cultural events visit |
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Festival Founder /
Fundador del Festival
Andrés D. Puello, R.I.P (Millenium Press)
Organization Committee /
Comité Organizador
Julie Pujol-Karel (Festival
Director)
Remberto Rangel, MD, Honorary
Chair, (Institute of Hispanic
Culture)
Donaji Stelzig, M.P.H. (M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center)
Gladys Brokate-Puello (Millenium
Press)
Lilia J. Pivetta (Millenium
Press)
Angélica
González-Melo (Fotoriginal.com)
María Elena Cortés (Kids Write
to Know)
Juan Bernal (CCP-Houston)
Lizzette Diaz & Pedro Arevalo (Sucesos
Newspaper)
Octavio Olano (Palestra Poética)
Advisors /
Consejeros
Dr. Jorge Suárez
(Relaciones
Exteriores)
Grace Olivares (Univision)
Nelly Fraga
(International Ambassador
Folkloric Ballet)
Marcelo Marini (Published
Author)
Volunteers
Nurys Brokate,
Edith Brokate,
José Liboy,
Wilma Liboy, Maria Scliris, Alix
Pivetta, Victor G. Pivetta,
Edilma Alvarado, Stella Bonsanti, María Berna,
Rubiela Tafourt, Alexandra
Rehman-Zamudio
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LINKS/ENLACES
DPA International
Millenium Press
Recuerdos de Cuba
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Millenium Press - Hispanic Book Festival
6420 Richmond Ave., Suite 231, Houston, TX 77057
Festival Director:
Julie
Pujol-Karel
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