Bogotá39

{{short description|Collaborative project between the Hay Festival and Bogotá}}

Bogotá39 was a collaborative project between the Hay Festival and Bogotá: UNESCO World Book Capital City 2007 in order to identify 39 of the most promising Latin American writers under the age of 39.[http://www.hayfestival.com/bogota39/en-index.aspx?skinid=7 Bogota39 official website] The judges for the contest were three Colombian writers: Piedad Bonnett, Héctor Abad Faciolince and Óscar Collazos. The success of this project led to a similar project two years later called Beirut39, which selected 39 of the most promising writers from the Arab world. Africa39 followed in 2014.

The 2007 list

The 2017 list

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Category:Latin American literature

Category:2007 introductions

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