Autoria feminina, insólito e selos independentes: circulação e legitimação literária na Feira Internacional do Livro de Buenos Aires (2023)

Abstract

This essay discusses female authorship in contemporary Argentine fantastic literature by analyzing works presented at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair (2023). The relevance of the study lies in the emergence of narratives that, through their articulation with the uncanny and independent publishing, challenge established social and aesthetic structures. Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of Antonio Candido (2000; 2011) and Ana Gallego Cuñas (2022), the research is based on an empirical mapping of five independent publishers' stands at the fair, seeking to understand the circulation and legitimation of women authors. The objective is to reflect on the recognition of writers operating on the margins of the traditional publishing circuit, emphasizing the role of the book fair as a space of cultural mediation and symbolic dispute. The analysis of short story collections published after 2015 highlights how the fantastic, as a critical language, engages memory, violence, and femininity, reshaping roles and representations.