Guadalajara International Book Fair
The Guadalajara International Book Fair, better known as the FIL (from its Spanish name: Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara) is the largest book fair in the Americas, and second-largest book fair in the world after Frankfurt's. It is also considered the most important cultural annual event of its kind in the Spanish-speaking world. 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.
| Guadalajara International Book Fair | |
|---|---|
XXI Book Fair 2007 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Expo Guadalajara convention center |
| Location(s) | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Country | Mexico |
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Attendance | 525,000 (2006) |
| Organized by | University of Guadalajara |
| Website | http://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/ |
Created in 1987, the FIL is put on by the University of Guadalajara and is held at the Expo Guadalajara convention center, which has 40,000 m2 (430,000 sq ft) of floor space. FIL is held every year, starting on the last Saturday in November and continuing for nine days, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
The current managing director of the Guadalajara International Book Fair is Marisol Schulz, and its president from its inception until his death in 2023 was Raúl Padilla López. The book fair won the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities in 2020.