GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Present Book Collection “Poetry and Story”

On August 22, Global Foundation for Democracy for Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will host a special event in celebration of the publication of the book collection “Poetry and Story.” The collection features the works of 2011 GFDD-FUNGLODE Awards winners in the areas of poetry and short story:

César Augusto
Zapata (poetry)
“Hechas y sospechas” (“Acts and suspicions”)

Nan Chevalier (short story)
El muñeco de trap (Rag doll)

Kianny Antigua (short story)
Downtown

Danilo Rodríguez (short story)
Porfirio y la serpiente (Porfirio and the serpent)

The event will convene at 6:00 pm in the Juan Bosch Library, located at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The annual competition seeks to promote and celebrate excellence in written expression, documentary film and photography. The GFDD-FUNGLODE Awards were created with the purpose of stimulating creativity among Dominicans in the
Dominican Republic and overseas. The award categories are divided in two groups, audiovisual (photography and documentary film) and literary (short story, non-fiction, novel, poetry and journalism). The initiative recognizes and promotes the talents and achievements of Dominicans.