{"id":17185,"date":"2026-08-17T13:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=17185"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:30:25","slug":"guantanamo-publishing-house-honored-at-34th-havana-international-book-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/guantanamo-publishing-house-honored-at-34th-havana-international-book-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Guant\u00e1namo Publishing House Honored at 34th Havana International Book Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17186 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260817-WA0023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260817-WA0023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260817-WA0023-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>Guant\u00e1namo. &#8211; The Guant\u00e1namo-based publishing house &#8220;El Mar y La Monta\u00f1a&#8221; received the prestigious &#8220;La Puerta de Papel&#8221; (The Paper Door) Prize awarded by the Territorial Publishing System (SET) during the 34th edition of the Havana International Book Fair.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, the award was bestowed on *Secreto en lo alto de ciudad ventosa* (Secret Atop the Windy City), authored by Havana native Marlene Salazar Maci\u00e1. This book had previously won the 2023 Regino E. Boti Literature Prize and was published by El Mar y La Monta\u00f1a, with editing by Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Fraguela and illustrations by fellow writer Karla Gil Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<p>Targeted at children and young adults, this science fiction work delves into the world of cosmetology through the creative lens of its author.<\/p>\n<p>Marlene Salazar Maci\u00e1 expressed her gratitude for the distinction via her Instagram account, thanking &#8220;El Mar y La Monta\u00f1a&#8221; for publishing the book and the Guant\u00e1namo Provincial Book Center for its promotional efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The awards ceremony took place at the L\u00ednea y 18 Cultural Center as part of the fair\u2019s official program, where the writer was honored in the presence of notable figures including Minister of Culture Alpidio Alonso Grau, Juan Rodr\u00edguez Cabrera, President of the Cuban Book Institute, and acclaimed National Literature Prize winner Nancy Morej\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>This recognition highlights the continued contributions of regional publishers and authors to Cuba\u2019s vibrant literary landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Source: Guant\u00e1namo Provincial Book and Literature Center official Facebook page)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guant\u00e1namo. &#8211; The Guant\u00e1namo-based publishing house &#8220;El Mar y La Monta\u00f1a&#8221; received the prestigious &#8220;La Puerta de Papel&#8221; (The Paper Door) Prize awarded by the Territorial Publishing System (SET) during the 34th edition of the Havana International Book Fair. In 2026, the award was bestowed on *Secreto en lo alto de ciudad ventosa* (Secret Atop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-guantanamo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17188,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17185\/revisions\/17188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}