Sergio Esteban Vélez


Sergio Esteban Vélez Peláez is a Colombian writer, professor and journalist. He won the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar 2010 », the Premio Internacional de Periodismo José María Heredia 2010 and the Premio Cipa a la Excelencia Periodística 2012. The poet Olga Elena Mattei says that Vélez represents the Andean aspect of the contemporary Colombian poetry. Vélez is a Communicator of the University of Antioquia, Colombia.
Born in Medellín, he studied Law and Political Science at the Bolivarian Pontifical University and studied Modern Languages at Sherbrooke University. He collaborates as a weekly columnist in the newspaper El Mundo. He was the creator of the Academia Antioqueña de Letras, with Octavio Arizmendi Posada, former Minister of Education of Colombia.
In 2002 Sergio Esteban Vélez was appointed Cultural Director of the Colegio Altos Estudios de Quirama.

Works

Books of poetry

  • "Nocturnal Glean" Edited, 1996 & 1997, written at the age of 12
  • "Fire Inside" Edited, 1998 & 1999
  • "Mystic Symphony" .
  • "Weave under Skin". Edited, 2005. Illustrations, David Manzur; introduction. O. E. Mattei, Fernando Vallejo
  • "Hollow Story" 2004. Introduction Meira Delmar. Special mention in the Premio Porfirio Barba Jacob
  • "Inner Rooms" 2006. Partially published by Revista Mefisto. Illustrations by David Manzur
  • "Expanding Aura"

History works

  • "Color in Colombian Modern Art". Illustrated, full color edition, 2007.
  • "David Manzur, en sus propias palabras"
  • Dozens of essays, Literary Critics, Art Critics. Numerous articles about Distinguished men from Antioquia, History and Religious topics.

Distinctions

  • "Poète de LatinArte 2013-2014".
  • Premio "Papel Periódico". Asociación Pro Libertad de Prensa. Havana, Cuba, 2013
  • Cipa Award.
  • National Journalism Award "Simon Bolivar" ).
  • International Journalism Award "José Maria Heredia" .
  • Integral Humanistics Award .
  • Finalist of the National Poetry Award "Porfirio Barba Jacob", the Literary Award "Jorge Isaacs" and the National Poetry Award "Avatares"
  • Colombian delegate to the VII Jornadas Andinas de Literatura Latinoamericana. Santiago de Chile, octubre de 2005.
  • Quoted by Concejo de Medellín and Academia Antioqueña de Historia, in the book "Historia de Medellín: 330 años", among ten noted poets born in Medellín.
  • Various homages to his cultural work.
  • Numerous and positive critics from specialists, writers, press and personalities, about his cultural work.
  • Numerous interviews for press, radio and TV
  • Poetry readings in important auditoriums of Colombia, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Quito, Lima, Quebec and Montreal.
  • Poems included in press reviews in Colombia, España, Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, Uruguay, China and Sweden.
  • Cultural promoter. Organizer and director of dozens of cultural events in Medellín.
  • Ad-honorem collaborator, for more than 10 years, to many social civic, politic and ecologic groups.
  • Named member of prestigious cultural institutions.