PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature [SEP] conferred by
PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature
The PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature is awarded by the PEN American Center to honor an author of a major work of Paraguayan literature and the English translator. The award was established by author Lily Tuck to assist with the translation of Paraguayan literature from Spanish or Guarani into English. Tuck won a National Book Award in 2004 for "The News from Paraguay", which was set in 19th century Paraguay. Michael Orthofer of "complete review" called
Delfina Acosta
Delfina Acosta (born December 24, 1956) is a Paraguayan poet and short story writer.
Acosta is a native of Asunción, and is by profession a pharmacist. Interested in literature from youth, she began her career as a published poet when some of her verse appeared in "Poesía itinerante" in 1984. Among her works are several collections of poetry and of short stories. Her "Versos de amor y de locura" received the PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature in 2012