René Fuentes, a professor in the creative writing department at the School of Communication, won second prize at the 19th Jaime Gil de Biedma y Alba International Poetry Prize for his collection *Claudio Rodríguez canta en las tabernas*. This marks the first time a Latin American writer has been honored in this competition.
The winners were announced on January 8, 2022. The awards ceremony was held at the Town Hall of Nava de la Asunción, Segovia, Spain.