Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award
| Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Premio Nacional de Poesía Yolanda Bedregal |
| Country | Bolivia |
| First award | 2001 |
The Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award (Premio Nacional de Poesía Yolanda Bedregal) is part of Bolivia's National Literature Awards.
History
The award was created in 2000 by Supreme Resolution No. 220062 of the Bolivian government, in homage to the poet and novelist Yolanda Bedregal, with the objective of recognizing and promoting literary activity in the genre of poetry in Bolivia.[1]
It is awarded annually by the Bolivian Ministry of Cultures, in conjunction with the government of La Paz Department, the Conitzer Bedregal Family, and the publishing house Plural editores. The prize includes a cash sum, a gold medal, a certificate of honor, and publication of the winning poetry collection.[2] Bolivian citizens over the age of 18 are eligible to apply with unpublished works that have not been previously awarded or mentioned in other competitions.
In 2018, 62 works were submitted for evaluation.[3]
Winners
| Year | Name | Pseudonym | Poetry collection | Works presented |
Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jorge Campero | Musa en Jeans Descoloridos | [4] | ||
| 2002 | Jaguar Azul | ||||
| 2003 | José Terán Cabero | Murciélago boca abajo | [5] | ||
| 2004 | Miguel Ángel Aranda | Licantropía | [5] | ||
| 2005 | Camila Urioste | Diario de Alicia | [5] | ||
| 2006 | Benjamín Chávez | Pequeña librería de viejo | [6] | ||
| 2007 | Mónica Velásquez | Malva | Hija de Medea | 72 | [7] |
| 2008 | Christian Vera | Dashiell Hammett | Ciudad Trilce | 80 | [8] |
| 2010 | Jorge Alejandro Suárez | El espéculo | [9] | ||
| 2012 | (not given) | 47 | [2] | ||
| 2013 | Vadik Barrón | El arte de la fuga | [10] | ||
| 2017 | Flavia Lima | Masochistics | 50 | [11] | |
| 2018 | Anuar Elías Pérez | Simulacro de Mudanza | 62 | [12] | |
| 2019 | Paola Senseve Tejada | Codex Corpus | [13] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Premio Yolanda Bedregal en etapa de evaluación" [Yolanda Bedregal Award in Evaluation Stage]. Opinión (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Premio Nacional de Poesía Yolanda Bedregal se declara desierto por primera vez" [Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award Declared Void for the First Time]. Opinión (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "62 Obras compiten por el premio nacional de poesía 'Yolanda Bedregal'" [62 Works Compete for the Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Jorge Campero gana otra vez el Segundo Premio Nacional de Poesía" [Jorge Campero Again Wins the Second National Poetry Award] (in Spanish). Agencia de Noticias Fides. 26 November 2002. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Camila Urioste ganó Premio Nacional de Poesía 2005" [Camila Urioste Wins 2005 National Poetry Award] (in Spanish). La Paz: Bolivia.com. La Prensa. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ Written at La Paz. "Benjamín Chávez recibe el Premio Nacional de Poesía" [Benjamín Chávez Receives the National Poetry Award]. Opinión (in Spanish). Cochabamba. ABI. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ Written at La Paz. "Mónica Velásquez gana Premio Nacional de poesía Yolanda Bedregal" [Mónica Velásquez Wins Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. Agencias. 24 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via GuiaCultural.com.
- ^ "Christian Vera gana el premio nacional de poesía" [Christian Vera Wins the National Poetry Award] (in Spanish). Bolivia.com. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ Written at La Paz. "Jorge Alejandro Suárez gana Premio Nacional de Poesía 'Yolanda Bedregal 2010'" [Jorge Alejandro Suárez Wins 2010 Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ Valero, Álvaro (15 July 2014). "Vadik Barrón gana el premio de poesía Yolanda Bedregal 2013" [Vadik Barrón Wins the 2013 Yolanda Bedregal Poetry Award]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Premio Nacional de Poesía Yolanda Bedregal, una reflexión" [Yolanda Bedregal National Poetry Award, a Reflection]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Revelan a ganadores de cinco categorías del Premio Cacional de Culturas este jueves será la gala de premiación" [Winners of Five Categories of the National Culture Award Revealed. The Awards Gala Will be Held This Thursday] (in Spanish). Ministry of Cultures. UNICOM. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ Saavedra, Milen (5 November 2019). "La poeta feminista Paola Senseve gana el Yolanda Bedregal 2019" [Feminist Poet Paola Senseve Wins the 2019 Yolanda Bedregal Award]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2025.