The National Editor It requires more resources to fulfill the publications assigned to it on a regular basis, as well as to accommodate a series of productions by young writers, from the diaspora and researchers.
This is how he expressed it Angela Hernandezdirector of Books and Reading at the Ministry of Culture, who said that since 2022 they have published 105 titles with great editorial and aesthetic quality. Regarding the criteria for selecting the works to be published, he explained that the National Literature Awards must be published, in addition to the payment of 250 thousand pesos to the winner, commitments that are up to date. Also the books from the Fair, which are normally quite a few.
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He said they have to print at National Prize for Young Literature which has been instituted by presidential decree.
Hernández pointed out that this award has pending the formation of an evaluative editorial committee and greater funds. Another commitment of the editor is the National History Prize. He indicated that the plans are to have an independent editorial evaluation team and more funds so that anyone can send their work to be evaluated.
