Alicia Yánez Cossío, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alicia Yánez Cossío

Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1929

Place of Birth: Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alicia Yáñez Cossío (Quito, September 10, 1928 ) is a prominent Ecuadorian poet, novelist and journalist. Yáñez Cossio is one of the leading figures in Ecuadorian literature and in Latin America, and she is the first Ecuadorian to win the Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, which she received in 1996. In 2008 she received Ecuador's highest literary prize, the "Premio Eugenio Espejo" for her lifetime of work.