Ramón Rosa National Literature Award

The Ramón Rosa National Literature Award (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Literatura Ramón Rosa) is an honor presented annually by the President of Honduras.

Ramón Rosa National Literature Award
Named in honor of writer Ramón Rosa
Awarded forAuthors whose work has national and international significance
Sponsored by
LocationPresidential Palace
CountryHonduras
First awarded1951

History

Named in honor of the liberal writer and government minister Ramón Rosa (1848–1993), the award was created by legislative decree in 1949, and first given in 1951, to Luis Andrés Zúniga.[1] It was restructured by Legislative Decree no. 100 on 11 October 1967.[2]

It is presented annually at the Presidential Palace to a writer whose work has national and international significance.[3]

In some years, the ceremony has been held at the Manuel Bonilla National Theater in Tegucigalpa.[4] It is sponsored by the Civic Projects and Emergency Education Unit of the Secretariat of Public Education, the executive branch, and the Secretariat of Culture, Arts, and Sports.[5]

Categories

The Ramón Rosa National Literature Award is given for works in the areas of poetry, novel, short story, oratory and narration, journalism, drama, essay, criticism, and any other genre that contributes to the development of letters and culture in the country.[2]

There is only one winner per year; awards are not given in the individual categories.

Winners

References
  1. Ramirez Rivas, Katherine Eunice (29 April 2016). "Se cumplieron 67 años de la creación del Premio Nacional de Literatura Ramón Rosa" [67th Anniversary of the Creation of the Ramón Rosa National Literature Award]. Presencia Universitaria (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. Molina Barahona, Carlos Ernesto (13 January 2013). "Danlí y sus Premios Nacionales de Literatura". La Tribuna (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. "Gobierno entrega los Premios Nacionales de Ciencia, Arte y Literatura" [Government Presents National Awards for Science, Art, and Literature] (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa: Executive branch of the government of Honduras. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "Gobierno entrega premios Nacionales de Arte, Ciencia y Literatura" [Government Presents National Awards for Art, Science, and Literature]. Hondudiario (in Spanish). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. "Premios y Concursos En Honduras" [Awards and Contests in Honduras] (in Spanish). Organization of Ibero-American States. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. Ávila P., Juan Fernando (12 February 2017). "Premio Nacional de Literatura 'Ramón Rosa' 2016". La Tribuna (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. "Miguel R. Ortega, Premio Ramón Amaya Amador" (in Spanish). Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. Martinez, Lorena (23 December 2018). "A sus 80 años fallece el reconocido escritor hondureño, Marcos Carías" [The Distinguished Honduran Writer Marcos Carías Passes Away at Age 80]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  9. González, José (2004). Diccionario de literatos hondureños [Dictionary of Literary Hondurans] (in Spanish). Editorial Guaymuras. ISBN 9789992633274. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Google Books.
  10. González, José (2005). Diccionario biográfico de historiadores hondureños [Biographical Dictionary of Honduran Historians] (in Spanish). Editorial Guaymuras. pp. 72–73. ISBN 9789992633458. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Google Books.
  11. Vasquez Landa, Kelssin Ivan (9 March 2015). "Falleció el poeta y ensayista Rigoberto Paredes" [The Poet and Essayist Rigoberto Paredes Passes Away]. Presencia Universitaria (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  12. "Comunidad de la UPNFM lamenta deceso del intelectual Juan Antonio Medina" [UPNFM Community Mourns Death of Intellectual Juan Antonio Medina]. Proceso Digital (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. Banegas, Gustavo (23 November 2010). "Premios a la excelencia" [Awards for Excellence]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. Gaitán, Nery Alexis (27 November 2011). "Aída Castañeda Premio Nacional de Literatura, 'Ramón Rosa', 2011: Una propuesta en busca de valores y solidaridad" [Aída Castañeda 'Ramón Rosa' National Literature Award, 2011: A Proposal in Search of Values and Solidarity]. La Tribuna (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. "Gobierno hondureño entrega premios de Literatura y Arte" [Honduras Government Presents Awards for Literature and Art]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  16. "Educación realiza entrega de premios Nacionales de Ciencia, Arte y Literatura 2018" [Education Delivers 2018 National Science, Art, and Literature Awards]. Proceso Digital (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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