{"id":11264,"date":"2018-08-14T22:21:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T22:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/?p=11264"},"modified":"2018-08-15T18:32:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T18:32:03","slug":"cultura-entrega-el-premio-joven-feria-del-libro-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/cultura-entrega-el-premio-joven-feria-del-libro-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Culture Issues Book Fair 2018 Youth Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo, August 13, 2018 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0The Ministry of Culture, through its General Book Fair Directorate, formally issued the Book Fair 2018 Youth Awards which each year recognizes the talent of young Dominican writers in the following categories: Poetry, Short Stories and Journalism.\u00a0 In the Journalism category, the award was issued to the entry that covered a relevant social issue as well as the journalist\u2019s handling of the written word.<\/p>\n

The award ceremony was headed by the Director of the Ministry\u2019s Book and Reading Department, Ruth Herrera, who was followed by C\u00e9sar Zapata, the director of the Ministry\u2019s Literary Office. \u00a0Also present at the event was the president of the Dominican College of Journalists, Professor Adriano de la Cruz.<\/p>\n

The annual award ceremony was held at the National Library Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a in Santo Domingo\u2019s Juan Pablo Duarte Cultural Plaza. \u00a0In total, 104 entries were received by the organizers: 82 short stories; 14 poetry books, and eight special journalism stories. Winners received cash awards of US$1,500; US$1,000; US$800 and US$200, as well as certificates.<\/p>\n

In remarks delivered during the event, Book fair director Ruth Herrera encouraged the new generation of writers to continue living their dreams through literature. \u00a0\u201cWe know that the literary activity is very limited, but in spite of that do not give up your dreams\u2026\u201d, explained Herrera.<\/p>\n

The Poetry Award was issued to Edwin Emerilio Solano Reyes with the book Expedici\u00f3n para cazar fantasmas<\/em>.\u00a0 He received the maximum cash award of US$1,500. The jurors were Dominican writers and poets Jos\u00e9 Enrique Delmonte, Sally Rodr\u00edguez and C\u00e9sar S\u00e1nchez Beras.<\/p>\n

Journalist Katheryn Luna won with her special story \u201cForced Retirement: Pregnant Student Who Broke Down Barriers.\u201d\u00a0 She received an US$800 award. The journalism jurors were journalists and professors Luis Garc\u00eda, Adriano de la Cruz and Elvira Lora Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n

The Great Youth Award in the Short Story category, with a US$1,000 cash prize, was issued to Jes\u00fas Valent\u00edn Marrero Pe\u00f1al\u00f3 for his book Rueca<\/em>. Jurors were writers Ismael Melo, Emelda Ramos and Gabriela Llanos.<\/p>\n

There were seven honorable mentions in the short story category. All received US$200 cash awards.\u00a0 The winners were Elbys Manuel Paulino, with two short stories: De c\u00f3mo dos granos de polen labraron la noche<\/em> and 3:46<\/em>; Yirbett Joseph Veloz, with Un grito de agua<\/em> and Elisaury Su\u00e1rez Mart\u00ednez for her short story La luz que cae.<\/em><\/p>\n

Other honorable mentions: Ariel Ortiz P\u00e9rez, with La \u00faltima visita<\/em>; Mildred De los Santos, for her story Uno de vainilla<\/em> and Maggie Salazar Sierra, for her story Huellas por otro camino.<\/em><\/p>\n

Before closing, the winners pronounced brief thank-you remarks. \u00a0While Katheryn Luna called on the new generation of journalists to remember that \u201c\u2026there are many stories ready to be told, thereby contributing with a grain of sand to our society,\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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