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Literary Award from Casa de las Americas in Cuba ended on Thursday, January 30, 2015 with the information on the results at Che Guevara Hall of that institution. This ratifies once more the extraordinary signification of writing in this continent. It is recognized in Cuba and abroad.
Panamanian Manuel Orestes Nieto is one of the intellectuals that values the works presented in poetry. Among his awards there is for instance, the Prize he was granted in 1975. “For me it is a privilege to be a member of the jury this year. Its prestige and respect is recognized not only in Latin America and the Caribbean, but also in the world. It has contributed to find a way to spread literary works registered for its quality in the everyday wider and transcendental spectrum of literature of the continent,” he said.
On his part, the Ecuadorian Edgar Allan Garcia, member of the Children and Youngsters Literature jury considers that “Casa Prize has been emblematic for my country for several reasons. Cuba is mainly historical and political reference among the Ecuadorian progressive groups, so, winning has been a dream of many writers in times where there was no – or did not know—of the many international resources, the one from Casa was one of the few lights in our literary horizon.
“Although many have tried to, just three compatriot writers have been awarded with this Prize, so, it is a challenge for Ecuadorian literary persons and thinkers,” he stressed.
The edition program had carried out activities in the halls Manuel Galich and the Latin American Gallery where there were presented the books that won the last edition.
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Graduado de Profesor de Educación General en el Instituto Superior Pedagógico Félix Varela, de Villa Clara, Cuba (1979). Ha laborado en la Revista Juventud Técnica, semanario En Guardia, órgano del Ejército Central, periódicos Escambray, CINCO de Septiembre y Granma. Desde el año 2007 es corresponsal de Trabajadores en la provincia de Cienfuegos. Está especializado en temas económicos y agropecuarios. En 1999 acompañó en funciones periodísticas a la segunda Brigada Médica Cubana que llegó a Honduras después del paso del huracán Mitch. Publicó el libro Verdades sin puerto (Editorial cubana MECENAS). Ha estado en otras tres ocasiones en esa nación centroamericana, en funciones periodísticas, impartiendo conferencias a estudiantes universitarios, asesorando medios de comunicación e impartiendo cursos-talleres sobre actualización periodística a periodistas y comunicadores. Multipremiado en premios y concursos internacionales, nacionales y provinciales de Periodismo. Fue merecedor del Premio Provincial Periodístico Manuel Hurtado del Valle (Cienfuegos) por la Obra de la Vida – 2012. Le fue conferido el Sello de Laureado, otorgado por el Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Cultura (SNTC). Mantiene evaluación profesional de Excepcional.
