William Ospina

William Ospina
Born (1954-03-02) March 2, 1954 (age 70)
Herveo, Tolima
OccupationWriter
NationalityColombian
Notable awards-Premio Nacional de Ensayo 1982
-Premio Nacional de Poesía 1992
-Premio Casa de las Américas, Premio de Ensayo Ezequiel Martínez Estrada, 2003
-Premio Rómulo Gallegos 2009

William Ospina (born 2 March 1954) is a Colombian poet, essayist and novelist. He was born in Herveo, Tolima. He won the Romulo Gallegos Prize[1] for his novel El país de la canela, part of a trilogy about the invasion and conquest of South America.[2]

  1. ^ Valery, Yolanda (June 4, 2009). "Premio Gallegos para escritor colombiano". BBC News. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "El colombiano William Ospina gana el Rómulo Gallegos de novela". El País. 4 June 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2019.