Spain Writes, America Reads

The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. presents the literature program Spain Writes, America Reads, an initiative that promotes the translation and dissemination of literary works by Spanish authors in the United States with the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and other partners.

The program is based on 3 lines of action:

Supporting American publishers to promote the translation of Spanish authors through Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) grants for translation and travel expenses of the authors, as well as the coordination of the tours by the Cultural Office in collaboration with different partners and local counterparts.
Supporting translators of works by Spanish authors into English in the U.S. through the Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA), a prize offered annually by the American Literary Translators Association in conjunction with the Spain-USA Foundation. It is awarded to the best translations into English of literary prose works originally written by authors of Spanish nationality, published in the US the previous year, and will have its first edition in 2022.
Lastly, the Cultural Office, with the support of AC/E, organizes a series of tours to promote the internationalization of young Spanish authors in the U.S., taking into account the selections made by initiatives such as 10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative or Granta: The Best Young Narrators in Spanish’, with the purpose of having their works translated into English and published in the United States.

New Haven, CT
Literature

Amuletos: A Conversation with Marta Barrio

Discover stories in everyday objects in this workshop with Spanish novelist Marta Barrio.

Apr 12, 2024

New York
Literature

A conversation with Spanish Writer Marta Barrio in New York

Join Marta Barrio at Andalucía TRADE in the iconic Chrysler Building in New York as she presents her novel “No volverán tus ojos a mirarme.”

Apr 10, 2024

Washington, D.C.
Literature

David Jiménez Torres at Georgetown University

Spanish writer David Jiménez Torres visits Washington, D.C. for a literary conversation at Georgetown University.

Feb 29, 2024

Washington, D.C.
Literature

Susana Sanches Arins in Washington, DC

Spanish writer and teacher Susana Sanches Arins visits Georgetown University for a conversation and presentation about her book “And they say.”

Nov 3, 2023

New York
Literature

Susana Sanches Arins in New York

Spanish writer Susana Sanches Arins visits New York City to offer her view on contemporary Galician, Spanish, and universal literature, and talk about her latest translation, “And they say.”

Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2023

Washington, D.C.
Literature

Juan Gómez Bárcena in Washington, DC

Spanish writer Juan Gómez Bárcena will participate in several activities in the DMV area as part of his residency at George Mason University.

Oct 14 – Oct 28, 2023

Dallas
Literature

Juan Gómez Bárcena in Dallas

Spanish writer Juan Gómez Bárcena visits Dallas as part of his U.S. tour to present his book “Not event the dead” in conversation with the translator and publisher.

Oct 22, 2023

Chicago
Literature

Juan Gómez Bárcena in Chicago

Spanish writer Juan Gómez Bárcena visits Chicago as part of his U.S. tour to present his book “Not event the dead” in conversation with the translator and publisher.

Oct 21, 2023

Washington, D.C.
Literature

Against Amazon by Jorge Carrión in Washington, DC

Spanish writer Jorge Carrión presents his latest translated work, “Against Amazon,” at Lost City Books in Washington, D.C.

Apr 27, 2023

Washington, D.C.
Literature

10 of 30: Inés Martín in Washington, DC

Georgetown University welcomes Inés Martín as a new guest of the “10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative” literature project.

Mar 24, 2023

Washington, D.C.
Literature

10 of 30: Juan Gómez Bárcena, Matías Candeira and Álex Chico in Washington, DC

George Mason University and Georgetown University welcome three new Spanish writers from the “10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative project.”

Nov 9 – Nov 10, 2022

Iowa City
Literature

10 of 30: Juan Gómez Bárcena, Matías Candeira and Álex Chico in Iowa City

The University of Iowa welcomes three new Spanish writers from the “10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative project” in a public reading in Spanish.

Nov 7, 2022

Houston
Literature

Spanish Granta authors in Houston

Spanish writers and Granta authors David Aliaga, Alejandro Morellón, and Irene Reyes Noguerol join Valerie Miles for a conversation about the literary world at Brazos Bookstore in Houston.

Oct 11, 2022

Dallas
Literature

Spanish Granta authors in Dallas

Spanish writers and Granta authors David Aliaga, Alejandro Morellón, and Irene Reyes Noguerol join Valerie Miles for a conversation about the literary world at Wild Detectives in Dallas.

Oct 10, 2022

Minneapolis
Literature

Spanish Granta authors at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis

Writers featured in Granta’s new anthology talk about contemporary Spanish literature with guest editor Valerie Miles and translator Lizzie Davis at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.

Oct 9, 2022

Minneapolis
Literature

Spanish Granta authors at University of Minnesota

Writers featured in Granta’s new anthology talk about contemporary Spanish literature with guest editor Valerie Miles and translator Lizzie Davis at the University of Minnesota.

Oct 7, 2022

Boston
Literature

Spanish Granta authors at the Cervantes Observatory at Harvard University

Writers featured in Granta’s new anthology talk about contemporary Spanish literature with guest editor Valerie Miles at the Observatory of Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures at Harvard University.

Oct 6, 2022

New York
Literature

Spanish GRANTA authors at NYU

Spanish writers and Granta authors David Aliaga, Alejandro Morellón, and Irene Reyes Noguerol join Valerie Miles and some other Granta authors for a conversation about the literary world at NYU.

Oct 4, 2022

New York
Literature

Granta’s Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists II

Spanish writers and Granta authors David Aliaga, Alejandro Morellón, and Irene Reyes Noguerol join Valerie Miles for a conversation about the literary world as part of the “Brooklyn Book Fest.”

Oct 2, 2022

Washington, D.C.
Literature

When I sing, mountains dance tour with Irene Solà in Washington, D.C.

Spanish writer Irene Solà visits Old Town Books in Alexandria to present her latest translated book “When I sing, mountains dance.”

May 15, 2022

New York
Literature

When I sing, mountains dance tour with Irene Solà in New York

Spanish writer Irene Solà visits McNally Jackson Books Williamsburg to present her latest translated book “When I sing, mountains dance,” in conversation with Elisa Gonzalez.

May 12, 2022

San Francisco
Literature

When I sing, mountains dance tour with Irene Solà in San Francisco

Spanish writer Irene Solà visits the Bay Area Book Festival to present her latest translated book “When I sing, mountains dance.”

May 7, 2022

Online
Literature

When I sing, mountains dance virtual tour with Irene Solà

Spanish writer Irene Solà will appear in three US virtual events to present her latest translated book “When I sing, mountains dance.”

Apr 10 – May 1, 2022

Dallas
Literature

Come on Up by Jordi Nopca in Dallas

Spanish writer Jordi Nopca joins Cristina Rodriguez for a conversation about his latest English translated book, “Come on Up,” originally written in Catalan.

Apr 28, 2022