Overview

• The Secretaría de Cultura and INBAL presented the 2024 Xavier Villaurrutia Prize to Nepote at the Palacio de Bellas Artes on July 29, with Alejandra de la Paz officiating the ceremony.
• Nepote’s Las trabajadoras fuses poetry and essay to probe social issues that shape the lives of millions of women.
• The book was sparked by reports that Bravo Tekstil garment workers stitched hidden messages into their products protesting unpaid wages.
• Incorporating her family archive, Nepote honors her mother, aunt, grandmother and sisters whose maquila and typing work sustained her.
• Founded in 1955 by critic Francisco Zendejas, the prize has recognized authors from Juan Rulfo to Elena Poniatowska and champions Mexican literary innovation.