Silvia Tomasa Rivera receives Inés Arredondo Literature Prize

Silvia Tomasa Rivera has been awarded the 2026 Inés Arredondo Fine Arts Literature Prize in recognition of her career and contributions to Mexican letters.

The award was presented by the Mexican Secretariat of Culture and the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL), in collaboration with the Government of Sinaloa and the Autonomous University of Sinaloa. The ceremony took place at the Sinaloa Center for the Arts ‘Centenario’.

The prize is specifically designed to honor female writers over the age of fifty who have dedicated their lives to literature. During her acceptance speech, Rivera emphasized the importance of the present moment in the continuity of literary work.