Former President Leonel Fernandez delivered the 2017 Funglode Awards for excellence in storytelling, poetry, journalism and documentary in a ceremony at Funglode on 4 April 2018. The awards come with a cash prize of up to RD$150,000.
Among the award winners were the managing editor of the Listín Diario, Juan Salazar for the series, “En la piel de la locura;” Roberto Adames for “Belleza Fatal” and “Excelente movimiento hacia ningún lado” short stories; Daniela Cruz Gil for “La ciudad no será nuestra,”
Some 162 works competed in the Funglode Awards 2017, including 126 short stories, 22 poems, 14 journalistic reports and one documentary.
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Listin Diario
5 April 2018
