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Manuel García Verdecia (Marcané, Holguín, October 5, 1953) is a professor, poet, editor, and translator. He is a prominent member of the UNEAC (Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba) branch in his city, Holguín.

He holds a degree in English, a degree in French, and a Master’s degree in Cuban Culture. He has taught at universities in Cuba, Canada, the Czech Republic, and Mexico. He has participated in: Carlos Pellicer International Poetry Festival in Tabasco, 2006; International Writers’ Meeting and Book Fair in Monterrey, Mexico, 2007; International Poetry Festival of Havana in 2006, 2007, and 2008; Medellín International Poetry Festival, 2008; International Writers’ Meeting in Veracruz, Mexico, April 2010; Santo Domingo International Book Fair, May 2011; Granada Poetry Festival, Nicaragua, February 2012; Antofagasta International Book Fair, Chile, 2015; Monterrey International Book Fair, Mexico, 2016.

His essays explore authors such as José Lezama Lima, Gastón Baquero, Carlos Fuentes, Lisandro Otero, José Soler Puig, Alejo Carpentier, Roberto Fernández Retamar, César López, and Antón Arrufat. His published books include The Consecration of Contexts (essay, Ediciones Holguín, 1986); The Magic Word (essay, Ediciones Ámbito, 1991); The Uncertainty of Rain (poetry, Ediciones Holguín, 1993); Threads (poetry, Editorial Lunarena, Mexico 2000); Odysseus’ Meditation on His Return (poetry, Ediciones Holguín, 2001); Journeys (short stories, Ediciones Holguín, 2004); Wind Music (short stories, Editorial Oriente, 2005); and The Saga of Odysseus.poetry, Editorial Unión, 2006; Road to Mandalay, poetry, Ediciones Holguín, 2008; The Day of the Cross, novel, Editorial Oriente, 2008; Man of the Sling and the Stone, poetry, Editorial Unión, 2009; The Passion According to Gregor Samsa, poetry, Editorial Voces de Hoy, Miami, 2011; Light on the Stone, Media Isla Editores, Texas, 2012; Antiphon of the Islands, Editorial Letras cubanas, Havana, 2014; Of the Transit of Souls, poetry, Ediciones Unión, Havana, 2018; Poplar Branches and Other Poems, Ediciones La Luz, 2022; Sometimes Things Happen, short stories, Ediciones Furtivas, Miami, 2023. He also has more than twenty translated books.

Among his awards are: First Mention at the National Meeting of Literary Workshops, 1983. Mention in the National Short Story Contest “Women in the Revolution,” 1985. City Prize for essay, 1986. City Prize for journalism, 1991. City Prize for poetry, 1993. Adelaida del Mármol National Poetry Prize, 2000. First Special Mention in the International Essay Contest, Temas Magazine, 2001. La Letra del Escriba National Review Prize, 2001. Mention in the Ítalo Calvino Novel Prize, 2002. Provincial Editorials National Publishing Prize, 2002. José Soler Puig National Novel Prize, 2007. Julián del Casal National Poetry Prize, UNEAC, 2007. La Gaceta de Cuba National Poetry Prize, 2008. Mention in the Nicolás Guillén Poetry Award, 2008. La Poesía Lleva Alas International Prize, 2009, Miami, USA. First Mention in Poetry, Casa de las Américas Prize, 2011. José Rodríguez Feo National Translation Award, 2012.

For 21 years, he has hosted the civic-cultural space Café Literario at the UNEAC headquarters in Holguín.

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