Premio Internacional De Poesía Ciudad De Melilla
The Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla is one of Spain's top literary awards, given every year to an unpublished poetry collection by a Spanish-speaking author. The Prize was created in 1979 in honor of Miguel Fernández (poet), Miguel Fernández, Melilla's most distinguished poet, and is organized by the city's Consejería de la Cultura (Cultural Council). The Prize is awarded in October by a panel of renowned poets and critics, amid cultural festivities organized by Spain's UNED-''Universidad Libre a Distancia'' and the City Hall. In 2003, The Prize established a finalist or runner-up. The winner gets €18,000, while the finalist takes €9,000, and both books are published under the Prize's own collection by Visor, a poetry publisher. In the beginning, The Prize received more than 600 manuscripts every year, but it has been decreasing during the last 5 years. In the last edition, only 43 candidates took part. Candidates are mostly from Spain, Argentina, Colombia, ...
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Miguel Fernández (poet)
Miguel Fernández may refer to: * Miguel Fernández (golfer) * Miguel Fernández (footballer) * Miguel Fernández (cyclist) * Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez (born 3 April 1945) is a Spanish economist and politician, member of the Socialist Workers' Party and former Governor of the Bank of Spain. He is the younger brother of Francisco Fernández Ordóñez, also a S ...