Daína Chaviano (Author)

In 2004, Daina Chaviano became the first Spanish-language writer to attend as Guest of Honor at a IAFA (International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts) conference, the largest academic event in the world devoted to study the fantastic genres. She gave the keynote speech of the event, which was subsequently published in the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts (Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2004). This is the full version of the text, as read by the author on the inaugural night. (See PDF)