Nearly fifty authors will present their books or participate in conferences and round tables over three days. Activities will take place at the Espazo Sociocultural and in the Francisco Sánchez and Plaza de la Inmaculada buildings.
Writers Rosa Montero and Mafalda Santos are the guests of honor, representing the literary quality in fantasy from the Iberian Peninsula. Both will have a meeting with fellow writer Lola Robles on Saturday at 19:00. Additionally, Montero will give a talk on Friday at 19:15, and Santos on Sunday at 11:15.
Mariano Martín, European Science Fiction Award winner for Translation, will delve into epic fantasy on Friday with a talk on historical and critical anthologies, and on Saturday will address brief epic fantasy in Galician and Portuguese. Architecture will also have a prominent role with talks by Javier del Moral or Cristina Rausell.
The convention will feature presentations of works such as “Sombras del Pasado” by Eduardo Gallego and Guillem Sánchez, or “El secreto de la reina” by the Tui-based writer Conchi Regueiro. Self-published works and new releases from fantasy genre publishers like Galaxia, Libros del Salvaje, and Cerbero will also be showcased.
On Saturday, Pedro García Bilbao will analyze uchronias in science fiction and participate in Aznarcon 2026, a round table on the Aznar saga. Portuguese author Luís Filipe Silva will discuss utopias and dystopias in Portuguese science fiction. Meanwhile, Ramón Caride will present the translation of his book “Exogamia” in a conversation with Gabriel Romero de Ávila, Miguel García Fernández, and Francisco Álvarez “Koki”.
Theater will also be present with talks by Ana Saiz, Andrea Valeiras, Talita Isla, Inés Galiano, David Fernández, or Elena Torró.
In total, 48 authors are participating in this edition, which offers more than 40 activities open to the public. The full program is available at hispacon.org.
