Overview

• In a Solemn Session on September 30, 2025, the Chamber of Senators formally recognized Silvia Molina for her career across narrative, essay, and children's literature.
• Senate president Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez framed the moment as a milestone for gender parity, declaring, “It is time for women and it is time for women writers.”
• Molina’s acceptance remarks traced her creative roots to family history and the absence of her father, and she praised Castellanos as an incisive, feminist voice that opened paths for Mexican literature.
• The annual prize, created by congressional decree in 2021, includes a bronze bust of Rosario Castellanos, a commemorative medal, and 200,000 pesos.
• Cultural and legislative figures attended, and the Senate held a posthumous tribute with a minute of silence for 2022 honoree Luisa Josefina Hernández, who died in 2023.