Edith Salud Checa Oviedo (

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, Spain, November 24, 1957December 29, 2017) was a Spanish journalist, writer, poet, and radio host.

Biography

Checa had a degree in Information Science, and a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Literature and Media from the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid (, UCM; ) is a public research university located in Madrid. Founded in Alcalá in 1293 (before relocating to Madrid in 1836), it is one of the oldest operating universities in the world, and one of Spain's ...

. In addition to her published poems and novels, Checa had over twenty years of experience as a radio host and radio drama director. She was the

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and

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of the following

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s with the

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(UNED) from 1989 to 2005, broadcast on Radio 3 of RNE: ''Rincón literario: tus poemas por las ondas'' and ''Informativo Universitario.'' Following that, Checa was a presenter and writer of the following UNED educational television programs on La 2 on TVE and on

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: ''Literary Rincón'' and ''Yesterday and Today in Poetry''. Checa was also an instructor of creative writing, scriptwriting, and communication courses. She collaborated on the screenwriting for the program '. Her final job was teaching Literary Creation workshops for the of the

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. She was also the head of production for the

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content for museums and monuments. Checa's latest published book is the young adult novel ''La laguna del olvido'', published December 2017. Checa died on December 23, 2017, at 60 years old, in

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, Spain.

Works

Novels

* ''El color del albero'',

: Editorial Nostrum (2000). . * ''No me pidas silencio'', Madrid: Ediciones Vitruvio (2004). . Finalist in the Felipe Trigo Awards, finalist in the Relatos de Mujer Awards of the

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, and shortlisted for the Herralde de novela Award. * ''La luna nos abandona'',

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: Editorial Hilos de emociones (2016). * ''Las santas no se suicidan''; Ocaña: Editorial Lastura (2016). * ''El objeto habitado'', Ocaña: Editorial Lastura (2017).

Children's stories

* ''Los misterios de la casa de mi abuela'', Sevilla: Jirones de Azul (2006). . * ''Ya voy ya voy es libre'' * ''La laguna del olvido'' (Lastura ediciones, Ocaña, 2017)

Poetry

* ''Un mar que pierde esperanza'', Sevilla: Jirones de Azul, (2007). . * ''Corazones de ancla sin destino'' Editorial Torremozas. * ''En el lecho de los presagios'' (Lastura ediciones, Ocaña, 2017)

Awards and nominations

* 2017 Premios "Dámaso Alonso" of the Hispanic Academy of Fine Letters * Finalist for the València Negra Novel Award 2014 * Finalist for the Poetry Prize "José Zorrilla" 2013 * 2nd place “Hermanos Caba” Narrative Prize 2008 for ''La luna nos abandona'' * “New Voices” Torremozas Poetry Prize 2003 * Finalist for the Vargas Llosa Prize 2005 for her novel ''Retazos de memorias'' * Finalist for the 2005 Clarín Short Story Prize for ''La noche en la ventana'' * Finalist for the Felipe Trigo Novel Prize 2001 for ''No me pidas silencio'' * Finalist of the

Women's Stories Award 2001 for ''No me pidas silencio'' * Shortlisted for the 2001 Herralde Novel Prize for ''No me pidas silencio''

Works in anthologies

Some of Checa's poems were published in the following anthologies: * VARIOUS AUTHORS (2003), ''Voces nuevas: (XVI selección de poetisas)'', Madrid: Ediciones Torremozas. . * RUBIO, TEODORO (2003), ''De sombra y sueño'', Editorial Celya. . * CHECA, EDITH, et al. (2004), ''El cerro de los versos'', Barcelona. Ediciones Atenas.

Others

* Through UNED, Checa directed a documentary on the life and work of

Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga (March 23, 1814 – February 1, 1873) was a 19th-century Cuban-born Spanish writer. Born in Puerto Príncipe, now Camagüey, she lived in Cuba until she was 22. Her family moved to Spain in 1836, where ...

References

External links

Edith Checa's Personal Blog
(in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Oviedo, Edith 1957 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Spanish journalists 21st-century Spanish journalists Spanish radio personalities 20th-century Spanish novelists 21st-century Spanish novelists 20th-century Spanish writers 21st-century Spanish writers Writers from Seville 20th-century Spanish poets 21st-century Spanish poets Spanish women journalists Complutense University of Madrid alumni