The female gender has gained space where it previously did not have it, and it is there where stories told by and about women end up being not only a delight but a place where many can feel identified. In a new talk with subscribers to be held on September 17 at 6:30 p.m., our readers will be able to talk with the Colombian writer Pilar Quintana. If you want to participate, register here (https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/UHBne9) and leave us your questions for the author.
Among her most outstanding novels are ‘La perra’ (2017) and ‘Los abismos’ (2021). Her most recent publication is ‘Noche negra’ (2025). She is also a screenwriter. In her texts, you can hear the voices and stories of women; she also explores the masks of human beings and how, in different contexts, they can bring out an ‘animal’ side.
The event is scheduled for this Thursday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Subscribers of EL TIEMPO will have the opportunity to talk with one of the most important authors from Colombia and Latin America. In 2021, she was awarded the Alfaguara Prize for her novel ‘Los abismos’.
Additionally, the talk will be moderated by Culture journalist María Jimena Delgado and EL TIEMPO’s digital subscriptions leader, Valeria Castro.
If you want to participate in this exclusive space and are already an EL TIEMPO subscriber, sign up at this link and submit your questions to be answered live: (https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/UHBne9). If you are not yet part of our community, you can join here. Register before spots run out.
About Pilar Quintana
Colombian writer Pilar Quintana was born in Cali in 1972. She studied Social Communication at Universidad Javeriana.
She also won the IV Colombian Narrative Library Prize, the PEN Translates Award, and the LiBeraturpreis in Germany. She was a finalist for the National Novel Prize, in Colombia, and the National Book Award in the United States, in the translated literature category.
In 2007, she was selected among the 39 most outstanding writers under 40 in Latin America. Since then, she has established herself as one of the most recognized voices in contemporary Latin American literature.
Her work includes ‘Cosquillas en la lengua’ (2003), ‘Coleccionistas de polvos raros’ (2007), ‘Conspiración iguana’ (2009), ‘Caperucita se come al lobo’ (2012), ‘La perra’ (2017), and ‘Los abismos’ (2021). Her most recent publication is ‘Noche negra’ (2025).
If you want to participate in the talk, register at this link (…) and share all your questions about the novels, perspectives, and the author’s life story. Your questions will be answered live by her.