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Ministry of Culture Hands out National <\/STRONG>Literary Workshop<\/STRONG> Competition<\/STRONG> Awards<\/STRONG> T<\/SPAN>he Ministry of Culture (MINC in Spanish) awarded the winners of the Fifth Edition of the National Literary Workshop Competition for excellence in poetry and short stories. The award ceremony took place at the Library of Culture in Colonial City.<\/P> In the poetry 13-to-20 category, Ram\u00f3n Vladimir Ramos, won first place for \u201cHasta la muerte.\u201d Ariel Contreras won second place with \u201cCampanadas de vida y muerte\u201d and third prize went to Jordan Manuel Hern\u00e1ndez Dur\u00e1n, for \u201cAlegor\u00eda del instante.\u201d<\/P> Presiding over the ceremony was Mateo Morrison, Deputy Minister of Culture; Valent\u00edn Amaro, Director of the National System of Literary Workshops and Eulogio Javier, deputy director of the National System of Literary Workshops. Basilio Belliard, director de Literary Management, was also present at the event.<\/P> A total of 280,000 Dominican pesos in cash prizes were divided among the winners who also received certifications and a collection of books from the Culture Ministry\u2019s various publishing houses. In poetry, winners in the 13-to- 20-year-old category received 30, 20, and10 thousand pesos, respectively. In the 21-to-35-year-old category, the three winners received 40, 25 and 15 thousand pesos respectively. Adults above 35-years-old received special certificates and a collection of books from the various publishers of the Ministry Culture.<\/P> Mateo Morrison, in giving the main speech at the event, said the literary workshop system is one of the achievements of the current governmental culture administration and is opening up the great creative potential of young Dominicans around the country.<\/P> He said that the country is called upon to occupy an important position in terms of cultural material, which is obvious by the development taking place in the various genres of literature.<\/P> Mr. Morrison congratulated each one of the winners and, at the same time, urged them to continue reading and practicing their craft to further their intellectual development.<\/P> In the poetry 13-to-20 category, Ram\u00f3n Vladimir Ramos, won first place for \u201cHasta la muerte.\u201d Ariel Contreras won second place with \u201cCampanadas de vida y muerte\u201d and third prize went to Jordan Manuel Hern\u00e1ndez Dur\u00e1n, for \u201cAlegor\u00eda del instante.\u201d<\/P> In the 21-to-35 category, Ricardo Cabrera took first place with his poem, \u201cDiluvio Amarillo.\u201d Jos\u00e9 Alberto Beltr\u00e1n took second with \u201cLa danza de KAA\u201d and third place went to Luis Ricardo Ar\u00e9valo for \u201cEl peregrine.\u201d<\/P> In the 13-to-20 short story competition, Anthony Noboa Polanco won first prize for his piece, \u201cIgnacio Germos\u00e9n\u201d. Second place went to Engeli Mena Chalas for \u201cUn pacto de ensue\u00f1o\u201d and Gabriel Andr\u00e9s Baquero won third place for \u201cLa tr\u00e1gica historia del Se\u00f1or Iblis.\u201d<\/P> In the short story 21-to-35 age group, \u201cEl escape\u201d by Vicente Arturo Pichardo, took first place; Isis Aquino took second for \u201cLa pandemia\u201d and third place went to Ariel Ortiz P\u00e9rez for \u201cEl encuentro.\u201d<\/P> In the third category, which included workshop participants over the age of 35, first place went to Adalberto Morillo Pichardo for his piece \u201cDistorsi\u00f3n,\u201d second place to H\u00e9ctor Santana for \u201cProductos con acta de defunci\u00f3n made in China,\u201d with third place going to In\u00e9s Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez for \u201cLa llegada del silencio.\u201d<\/P> In the poetry competition for this age group, first prize went to the poem, \u201cA la franca o cuando me votaron\u201d by H\u00e9ctor Santana. \u201cLa pobreza\u201d, by Nicol\u00e1s Ram\u00edrez, took second place and in third was \u201cInicio de espect\u00e1culo\u201d by In\u00e9s Mar\u00eda Garc\u00eda. Honorable mention was given to Geovanni Mora Soriano for \u201cDe oro a lana.\u201d<\/P> Other honorable mentions went to Engelin Mena Chalas, Gretchehn de la Cruz, Maggivel Salazar Sierra, Carlos Gabriel P\u00e9rez, Jennet Tineo C\u00e9spedes, Lauristely Pe\u00f1a Solano and Luis Reynaldo P\u00e9rez.<\/P> Ram\u00f3n Vladimir Ramos gave an appreciation speech in the name of each one of the winners. Everyone celebrated the closing event with a special toast. Valent\u00edn Amaro, Mateo Morrison and Eulogio Javier <\/P> <\/P> <\/P> Ministry of Culture Hands out National Literary Workshop Competition AwardsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 7\/17\/2012 The Ministry of Culture (MINC in Spanish) awarded the winners of the Fifth Edition of the National Literary Workshop Competition for excellence in poetry and short stories. The award ceremony took place at the Library of Culture in Colonial City. 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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 7\/17\/2012<\/P>
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