Honored Literature

Biography

Nieves Cárdenas López

Writer and President of the children's and young people's literature section of the Unesco Writers' Association and member of its executive.

LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Awards:

• Benito Pérez Galdós Novel Prize.
• La Puerta de Papel literary award, Desnudos bajo la luz (Adults).
• Luís Rogelio Nogueras Literary Award 2011, novel for adult testimony.
• Golden Age Award 2010. Una flor y nada más, a biography of Gabriela Mistral (Juvenile).
• April 2003 Prize in children's literature.
• Abdala 2011 Short Story Award (Adults).
• Abdala Award 2009. Short story (Adults).
• Sucedió en Jaruco Contest, Prize in short story.

1st Mentions

• Golden Age 2014, Illustrated Album: El cuarto de un rey.
• La muchacha de la boina gris, a novelized biography about the childhood and youth of Pablo Neruda.
• Benito Pérez-Galdós Novel Competition, 2014.
• Golden Age 2003 - Farmers' legends.
• April Award 2003. Juvenile Literature (short stories). Of snails and fire.
• Golden Age 2001 – Mention in novelette.
• Luís Rogelio Nogueras Contest. Mention in novel.
• Published Books
• Una flor y nada más, biography of Gabriela Mistral. Editorial Gente Nueva and Iniciar Ediciones Colombia.
• Juanico, el rey de las aguas dulces, Editorial Abril (re-edition). Pueblo y Educación for school libraries and Iniciar Ediciones Colombia.
• Tita y Pancho, Editorial Extramuros and Iniciar Ediciones Colombia (for children).
• Los hijos del sol, Editorial Gente Nueva (juvenile).
• Desnudos bajo la luz, Editorial Extramuros.
• De caracoles y fuego, Editorial José Martí (printed and digital).
• El cuarto de un rey, an illustrated album about Christian Andersen's childhood.
• La muchacha de la boina gris, a novelized biography about the childhood and youth of Pablo Neruda. Editorial Gente Nueva and Iniciar Ediciones Colombia.
• Pirataperro, children's novelette, Editorial Abril y McPherson Panamá.
• The story I never wanted to write, printed format and IBU Editorial Estramuros.
• Sosa Bravo, the color that gives name, biographical testimony of the National Prize of Plastic Arts, Alfredo Sosa Bravo. Pablo de la Torriente Brau Publishing House.
• Stories anthologized in Ni más ni menos gordas, Nosotras dos, Elige tú que canto yo, and Las cuenta cuentos.

Other works

• Desnudos bajo la luz, Editorial Extramuros and Editorial Guantamera, was the subject of the thesis of the postgraduate course "Novela histórica actual" taught by Enmanuel Tornez.
• Fragments of Juanico el rey de las aguas dulces and Pirataperro are part of the textbooks for 3rd and 4th grade of primary education.

Acknowledgments

• The author and her work were recognized by the Instituto Cubano del Libro.
• Coral del Aire Award from the Municipal Directorate of Culture of Playa and the Romance de la niña mala Award, granted by the UNEAC of the province of Santi Espíritus.
• Distinction to humility, Dora Alonso.
• In 2015, the municipality of Cabaiguán dedicated the literary event Un pueblo con suerte to her.
• She has been invited to various spaces such as Páginas Inéditas, Café literario Rogelio Nogueras, Palabras en la Caribeña, En el jardín, and Centro Cultural Dulce María Loynaz.
• Participated in TV program Vitrales and radio programs such as Mi libro preferido, Entre Libros, Dialogo abierto, and Sábado del Libro.
• The presentation of La muchacha de boina gris (a novelized biography about the childhood and youth of Pablo Neruda) kicked off Summer Readings in Havana's Mariana Grajales Park.