Casa de las Américas cancels Literary Award

The Casa de las Américas introduced on Tuesday, in a press launch revealed on its web site, the cancellation of the actions of the 2021 Literary Prize because of the covid-19 pandemic and the complicated scenario it has generated on the island of Cuba. and the remainder of Latin America, Telesur evaluation.

“Because of the situations that the pandemic imposes on Cuba and our continent, @CasAmericas has determined to cancel the version of this 12 months’s Literary Award. The decision for the Literary Prize 2022 will likely be made public quickly ”, they revealed of their account
On twitter.

Within the assertion they element that there are difficulties in sending the contestant works and others associated to the isolation protocols required for the juries.

The cultural establishment defined that the pandemic forces to think regarding limitations within the public nature of the actions of the literary contest. “These causes make it not possible to rejoice it with the required situations,” they spotlight within the textual content.

Beforehand, Casa de las Américas had determined to postpone the actions of the award, which is normally held in January, to the date of April 28 to Could 7 of this 12 months.

The announcement of the award comparable to 2022 will likely be introduced shortly, during which each the works obtained for the canceled version and those who arrive within the coming months will be capable of compete.