| Guadalajara International Book Fair | |
|---|---|
 XXI Book Fair 2007 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Expo Guadalajara convention center |
| Locations | Guadalajara,Jalisco |
| Country | Mexico |
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Attendance | 525,000 (2006) |
| Organized by | University of Guadalajara |
| Website | www |
TheGuadalajara International Book Fair, better known as theFIL (from its Spanish name,Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara), is the largest book fair in the Americas, and second-largest in the world afterFrankfurt's. It is considered the most important cultural annual event of its kind in theSpanish-speaking world.[1]The purpose of the FIL is to provide an optimal business environment for the book-industry professionals and exhibitors who attend the fair, and for the reading public eager to meet authors and pick up the latest entries in the market.
Created in 1987, the FIL is put on by theUniversity of Guadalajara and is held at the Expo Guadalajara convention center, which has 40,000 m2 (430,000 ft2) of floor space. FIL is held every year, starting on the last Saturday in November and continuing for nine days, inGuadalajara,Jalisco,Mexico.
The current managing director of the Guadalajara International Book Fair isMarisol Schulz, and its president from its inception until his death in 2023 wasRaúl Padilla López. The book fair won thePrincess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities in 2020.[2]
As a way of rewarding and honouring literary publishing, the FIL awards the following annual prizes and honours:
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Since 1993, the FIL has invited a country or region to be the guest of honor, providing each an opportunity to display the best of its cultural and literary heritage, as listed in the following table:
| Year | Guest of Honor Country or Region[3] |
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| 1993 |  Colombia |
| 1994 |  New Mexico |
| 1995 |  Venezuela |
| 1996 |  Canada |
| 1997 |  Argentina |
| 1998 |  Puerto Rico |
| 1999 |  Chile |
| 2000 |  Spain |
| 2001 |  Brazil |
| 2002 |  Cuba |
| 2003 |  Quebec |
| 2004 |  Catalonia |
| 2005 |  Peru |
| 2006 |  Andalusia |
| 2007 | Colombia |
| 2008 |  Italy |
| 2009 |  Los Angeles |
| 2010 |  Castile and León |
| 2011 |  Germany |
| 2012 | Chile |
| 2013 |  Israel |
| 2014 | Argentina |
| 2015 |  United Kingdom |
| 2016 | .svg) Latin America |
| 2017 |  Madrid |
| 2018 |  Portugal |
| 2019 |  India |
| 2021 | Peru |
| 2022 |  Sharjah andArab Culture |
| 2023 |  European Union |
| 2025 |  Barcelona |
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