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Nicaraguan Exile Gioconda Belli Wins 2026 Guadalajara Book Fair Prize

Gioconda Belli wins the 2026 FIL Prize for Literature in Romance Languages for her powerful poetic voice.

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Carmen Alemany, spokesperson for the jury, announced on Monday in Guadalajara that the jury unanimously awarded the 2026 FIL Prize for Literature in Romance Languages to Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli. [1] Piedad Bonnett received the 2026 ExLibris Murcia International Literature Prize, an award that recognizes her trajectory and contribution to Spanish literature. [2] Gioconda Belli stated at a press conference that literature is a defense against the impact of artificial intelligence on new generations and that humanity faces a difficult era due to the fear of replacing human words with mechanical ones. [3] Gioconda Belli, a 77-year-old Nicaraguan writer living in exile in Madrid since 2020, is the author of works including 'La mujer habitada' (1988), 'El país de las mujeres' (2010), and 'Las fiebres de la memoria' (2018). [4] Piedad Bonnett expressed that being included in the list of winners of the ExLibris Murcia prize honors her tremendously. [5] Piedad Bonnett stated on 2026-01-01 that the ExLibris Murcia prize holds special value for her because she has an important relationship with the city of Murcia. [6] Piedad Bonnett stated on 2026-01-01 that the ExLibris Murcia prize is a recognition she appreciates enormously and that it has been awarded to distinguished people. [7]
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  1. Carmen Alemany, spokesperson for the jury, announced on Monday in Guadalajara that the jury unanimously awarded the 2026 FIL Prize for Literature in Romance Languages to Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli. · El Espectador
  2. Piedad Bonnett received the 2026 ExLibris Murcia International Literature Prize, an award that recognizes her trajectory and contribution to Spanish literature. · Caracol Radio
  3. Gioconda Belli stated at a press conference that literature is a defense against the impact of artificial intelligence on new generations and that humanity faces a difficult era due to the fear of replacing human words with mechanical ones. · El Espectador
  4. Gioconda Belli, a 77-year-old Nicaraguan writer living in exile in Madrid since 2020, is the author of works including 'La mujer habitada' (1988), 'El país de las mujeres' (2010), and 'Las fiebres de la memoria' (2018). · El Espectador
  5. Piedad Bonnett expressed that being included in the list of winners of the ExLibris Murcia prize honors her tremendously. · Caracol Radio
  6. Piedad Bonnett stated on 2026-01-01 that the ExLibris Murcia prize holds special value for her because she has an important relationship with the city of Murcia. · Caracol Radio
  7. Piedad Bonnett stated on 2026-01-01 that the ExLibris Murcia prize is a recognition she appreciates enormously and that it has been awarded to distinguished people. · Caracol Radio
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