Monte Ávila Editores wins XII National Book Award

Published at: 02/10/2024 08:56 AM

As part of the 15th Caracas Book Fair, Monte Ávila Editores received the XII National Book Award in the categories: Best cover design for the novel The Fish of Dreams, by Wilfredo Machado; and for the promotion of books and reading for the best website in 2021-2022.

According to information from the Ministry for Culture, the jury singled out Machado's novel for its sober and artistic cover photograph, whose selection was successful in accordance with the title and content of the work.

The editorial coordinator, Gladys Ortega, received the award from the Minister of Popular Power for Culture, Ernesto Villegas; the vice-minister and president of the National Book Center, Raúl Cazal, as well as the mayor of the Bolivarian Libertador municipality of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, among other authorities.

During the award ceremony, the promotion and media coordinator, Enyer Brión, stressed that the prize for the Promotion of Books and Reading is due to investment in the digital field, the commitment to guarantee free access to books as a cultural asset, and to the constant task of projecting the works and authors of the publishing catalog to the top.

“This award for the best website is the first one won by the publisher in the 2.0 field, our site has just reached one million downloads at this Caracas Book Fair, it's no small thing. In the sector, there is an overwhelming majority who prefer physical books,” he explained.

He also stressed that “from 2020 to the present day, the editorial offer has been offered free of charge on monteavilaeditores.com, and it can even be read online without downloading, if you add to that the promotion on social networks, where almost 95% of downloads are generated, all of which make today the publisher's page the favorite of book and reading lovers”.

MINCULTURA/Mazo News Team