Lit & Luz: A Reading and Conversation with Gabriela Damián Miravete

The Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and ArtBegan in 2012 (unofficially) with the release of the fully translated—Spanish/English—MAKEMagazineissue 13, "Intercambio/Exchange." In 2014 the Lit & Luz Festival was launched from those pages and ever since has produced yearly events in Mexico City and Chicago, with writers and artists from Chicago, Mexico, and beyond.MAKE Literary Production’s sixth annual Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art, themed "Movement" is an ambitious exchange between Mexico City and Chicago. The week-long festival takes place at over a dozen arts venues and universities throughout Chicago, October 12th-19th. It concludes at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago with our signature event, the “Live Magazine Show." The following February, a similar series of events are held in Mexico City.We are honored to welcome inspiring authors, artists, and arts professionals from Mexico to Chicago. Art and language are key to understanding culture and community, and the cultural exchange between the United States and Mexico. With events such as Lit & Luz, we hope to strengthen the relationship between the two countries, and in particular, to increase the distribution of literature and art from Mexico for Chicago audiences and beyond.

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A presentation and discussion with Mexico-based award winning author Gabriela Damián Miravete at UIC Institute for the Humanities

1007 W Harrison St suite 153

Lit & Luz Festival Chicago 2025

The 12th annual Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art returns this fall to Chicago, November 9 - 14. This one-of-a-kind, cross-cultural, bilingual festival brings together renowned writers and visual artists from Mexico and Chicago.

The Sounds Inside of Me: A Reading and Conversation with Gabriela Damián MiraveteJoin UIC’s Center for Latinx Literature of the Americas for an English-language presentation and discussion with Mexico-based award winning author, Gabriela Damián Miravete.Focusing on the theme of “Women and Horror” in the genre of Latin American Gothic, Damián Miravete will give an introduction to her recent publication They Will Dream in the Garden translated by Adrian Demopulos (<a href="https://rosariumpublishing.com/novels/novels/they-will-dream-in-the-garden.html" title="https://rosariumpublishing.com/novels/novels/they-will-dream-in-the-garden.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rosarium</a>, 2023). The author will discuss some of the topics, inspirations, and literary genres present throughout the short stories and read selected passages from the publication including “The Bridge” and “Music and Petals”.A conversation moderated by 2025 Lit &amp; Liz Collaboration Cohort member and UIC Professor of Latin American Literature, Margarita Saona, will follow.This event is presented in partnership with the Lit &amp; Luz Festival and UIC’s Center for Latinx Literature of the Americas//Los sonidos de mi interior: lectura y conversatorio con Gabriela Damián MiraveteAcompáñenos en el Centro de Literatura Latinx de las Américas de la UIC en una presentación de la galardonada autora mexicana Gabriela Damián Miravete, en idioma inglés.Con el tema central de “Mujeres y Horror” en el género gótico latinoamericano, Damián Miravete presentará su más reciente publicación titulada Soñarán en el Jardín, con traducción de Adrian Demopulos (<a href="https://rosariumpublishing.com/novels/novels/they-will-dream-in-the-garden.html" title="https://rosariumpublishing.com/novels/novels/they-will-dream-in-the-garden.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rosarium</a>, 2023). La autora analizará algunos de los temas, inspiraciones y géneros literarios presentes en sus cuentos y leerá pasajes seleccionados de la publicación, incluyendo “The Bridge” y “Music and Petals”.Después de la plática seguirá una conversación moderada por la profesora de Literatura Latinoamericana de la UIC Margarita Saona, miembro del grupo de colaboración del Festival Lit &amp; Luz 2025.Este evento se presenta en colaboración con con el Festival Lit &amp; Luz y el Centro de Literatura Latinx de las Américas de la UIC. ---The 12th annual <a href="https://www.litluz.org/about" title="https://www.litluz.org/about" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lit &amp; Luz</a> Festival of Language, Literature, and Art—as featured in, <a href="https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/10/31/artists-in-mexico-city-and-chicago-come-together-to-ponder-themes-of-saturation-in-midst-of-historic-presidential-elections" title="https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/10/31/artists-in-mexico-city-and-chicago-come-together-to-ponder-themes-of-saturation-in-midst-of-historic-presidential-elections" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons</a>, <a href="https://chireviewofbooks.com/2024/10/28/lit-luz-festival-showcases-bilingual-artists-from-chicago-and-mexico/" title="https://chireviewofbooks.com/2024/10/28/lit-luz-festival-showcases-bilingual-artists-from-chicago-and-mexico/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chicago Review of Books</a>,<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/23/lit-luz-festival-brings-authors-and-artists-together-from-chicago-and-mexico/" title="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/23/lit-luz-festival-brings-authors-and-artists-together-from-chicago-and-mexico/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Block Club Chicago</a>, and more—takes place November 9 to November 14, 2025. This one-of-a-kind cross-cultural, bilingual festival brings together writers, poets, and visual artists from Mexico and Chicago for a week-long series of public programming at venues throughout Chicago.This year’s festival––under the theme of “Repair/Reparar”–– explores how writers, poets, and artists from Chicago and Mexico critically examine the artist’s role in impacting and offering new perspectives on what it takes to face and reimagine our shared realities.To learn more, visit <a href="https://litluz.org/" title="https://litluz.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">litluz.org</a>

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