Juan Diego Mejía and José Zuleta Ortiz in conversation with Melba Escobar

Melba Escobar talks to Colombian artists who are also cultural actors and managers. With Juan Diego Mejía, a writer who is very tuned into our times and a noted cultural manager: he founded and ran the Medellin University channel, Canal U, and directed Cultura Ciudadana and the Medellin Book and Culture Festival his most recent book is Y si acaso yo muero en la guerra. José Zuleta Ortiz directed the Libertad Bajo Palabra initiative (running writing workshops for convicts in Colombian prisons) for 15 years, and won the National Literature Prize for a novel published by the Ministry of Culture in 2022 with Lo que no fue dicho. His latest novel, Una versión de los hechos, tells the story of friendship among three characters.

All Sunday 2 February events will be free for people from the department of Bolívar. Complimentary tickets can be requested at the box office of the Hay Festival (Centro de Convenciones) showing your ID, between 27 Janaury and 2 February.