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Kumbuca Literary & Business FestivalKumbuca 2026Kumbuca School Experience

What happens to a story
when it crosses a border?

An educational experience connecting students with books, authors, identity, culture, creativity and the many ways a story can cross borders.

The journey

An experience
in five movements.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Explore books, themes and perspectives.

  2. 02

    Meet

    Meet the people behind the works.

  3. 03

    Explore

    Explore identity, culture, belonging and stories across borders.

  4. 04

    Create

    Transform the experience into expression, questions or stories.

  5. 05

    Share

    Participate in the collective experience.

Students from different backgrounds in a creative writing workshop

Living library

A small
living library.

Books stop being objects on a shelf when students can discover the stories, themes and people behind them.

0 works.
0 authors & exhibitors.

Experiences

What students
can experience.

  1. 01

    Meet an Immigrant Author

  2. 02

    How Does a Book Become a Book?

  3. 03

    Stories Across Borders

  4. 04

    Creative Writing

  5. 05

    Art & Identity

  6. 06

    Story #22

    After discovering 21 published works, students are invited to imagine and begin creating the next story.

Format, duration and age relevance of each experience are confirmed with the school while planning the visit.

For educators

An experience
that begins
before the visit
and can continue
after it.

Every visit is planned together with the school. Format, duration, age group, capacity and time windows are defined in conversation with the Kumbuca team.

Talk to the team

Form

Request information
for your school.

Tell us about your school and your students. Our team gets back to you with visit information.

Submitting does not confirm participation, enrollment or benefits. Every request is reviewed by the Kumbuca team.

Author reading to students and educators

A story
can cross
a border.
And also
a classroom.

November 11 • 12 • 13
Orlando, Florida