Draft:Melisa Berenice Nungaray Blanco

Melisa Nungaray holds a degree in Hispanic Language and Literature from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, where she graduated with honors with the thesis El viaje mítico y místico en el poema extenso Migraciones (1976-2020) de Gloria Gervitz.{{cite journal |url=http://ri.uaemex.mx/handle/20.500.11799/113111 |title=El viaje mítico-místico en el poema extenso "Migraciones (1976-2020)" de Gloria Gervitz |website=UAEMex |date=9 June 2022 |accessdate=February 17, 2025 |last1=Nungaray Blanco |first1=Melisa Berenice }} She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Humanities-Literary Studies at the same university.{{cite web |url=https://www.ecured.cu/Melisa_Berenice_Nungaray_Blanco |title=Melisa Berenice Nungaray Blanco |website=EcuRed |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

She published her first poetry book at the age of seven, titled Raíz del cielo (2005).{{cite web |url=https://www.elem.mx/autor/datos/106949 |title=Melissa Nungaray |website=Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México |accessdate=February 17, 2025}} Since then, she has developed a prolific literary career, participating in events, conferences, and poetry festivals at both national and international levels. Her texts have been translated into Greek, Italian, and Uzbek.{{cite web |url=https://stihi.ru/2022/05/05/2332?fbclid=IwAR1ESOpl_LV5J1pNBcpcAJxv6jc3g2Zr0vTM-NAEKSaUv5YAiOzqo-P2xoA |title=Melissa Nungaray |website=Stihi ru |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

Between 2002 and 2011, she collaborated on the program Dimensión Colorida on Radio Universidad de Guadalajara, conducting reports, interviews, and narrating stories.{{cite web |url=https://www.gaceta.udg.mx/Melisa-Nungaray/ |title=Melissa Nungaray, Radio Universidad de Guadalajara |website=Gaceta UDG |date=2 January 2006 |accessdate=February 17, 2025}} She has also participated in other radio programs such as Teleférico, De pico picorendo, and Jalisco en la hora nacional. In 2014, she collaborated on the Perfil Cultura supplement of the newspaper Mural, conducting interviews during the Guadalajara International Book Fair.{{cite web |url=https://www.mural.com.mx/aplicacioneslibre/articuloamp/default.aspx?id=408910 |title=Mural Newspaper |website=Mural |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

Since her first publication, Nungaray has given lectures and talks on reading promotion at various educational institutions. She has participated in literary meetings such as the First National Meeting of Poets in Mariano Escobedo, Veracruz (2016); the VII Transvolcanic Poetry Meeting (2016); the 3rd and 4th Ibero-American Letters Fair in Toluca (2016, 2017); and the Mexico International Poetry Festival (2018), among others.{{cite web |url=https://www.milenio.com/cultura/dia-1-poesia-y-performance-en-el-encuentro-de-poemas |title=Día 1: poesía y 'performance' en el Encuentro de poemas |website=Milenio |date=6 January 2017 |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

In 2014, she won second place in the IV National Young Poetry Prize "Jorge Lara".{{cite web |url=https://notirasa.com/noticia/dan-a-conocer-a-ganadores-del-premio-nacional-de-poesia-joven-jorge-lara-2014/19580 |title=Dan a conocer a ganadores del premio nacional de poesía joven "Jorge Lara" 2014 |website=Notirasa |accessdate=February 17, 2025}} In 2017, she was a grantee of the Interfaz ISSSTE-Cultura Los Signos en Rotación Festival in San Luis Potosí.{{cite web |url=https://www.carruajedepajaros.com.mx/acervo-de-poetas-jaliscienses-melissa-nungaray/ |title=Acervo de Poetas Jaliscienses: Melissa Nungaray |website=Carruaje de Pájaros |date=4 May 2022 |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

Nungaray is the director of the literary magazine En la Masmédula (www.enlamasmedula.com), a space dedicated to promoting contemporary literature.{{cite web |url=https://www.enlamasmedula.com |title=En la Masmédula |website=En la Masmédula |accessdate=February 17, 2025}} Additionally, she collaborates in various digital publications such as Diario16, Diario Siglo XXI, Revista Todo Literatura, and El Siglo.{{cite web |url=https://www.diariosigloxxi.com/firmas/melissanungaray |title=Melissa Nungaray, firmas |website=Diario Siglo XXI |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

• Raíz del cielo (author). Mexico: Secretaría de Cultura de Jalisco/Literalia, 2005
• Alba-vigia (author). México: La Zonámbula, 2008
• ''Sentencia del fuego” (author). México: La Cartonera, 2011
• ''Travesía: Entidad del cuerpo” (author). México: La Zonámbula, 2014
• ''El cielo cae a voces” (author). México: Secretaría de Cultura y Turismo del Gobierno del Estado de México/Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 2023 {{cite web |url=https://foem.edomex.gob.mx/libro/el-cielo-cae-voces |title=El cielo cae a voces |website=FOEM |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

• Premio Nacional de Poesía Joven Jorge Lara 2014, awarded by the Secretaría de la Cultura y las Artes (Sedeculta)
• Honorable Mention in the Caminos de la Libertad Award 2022, 13th Youth Competition. Issued by Centro Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego (Centro RBS). {{cite web |url=https://www.centroricardobsalinaspliego.org/cdl-concursos/cdl-colector-de-detalles?id=74 |title= 13º Concurso para jóvenes |website=Centro Ricardo Salinas Pliego |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

Throughout her career, Melissa Nungaray has participated in numerous literary gatherings and book fairs at both national and international levels. In 2006, she presented her first book, Raíz del cielo, at the Capilla Elías Nandino of the Ex Convento del Carmen and the Guadalajara International Book Fair. In later years, she gained recognition with the presentation of Alba-vigía (2008) and Travesía: Entidad del cuerpo (2014) in venues such as the José Luis Martínez Bookstore of the Fondo de Cultura Económica.{{cite web |url=https://www.informador.mx/Cultura/Las-letras-cumplen-con-su-cita-en-Tonala-20090423-0272.html |title=Las letras cumplen con su cita en Tonalá |website=El Informador |date=23 April 2009 |accessdate=February 17, 2025}} She has been invited to the International Book Fair of the Palacio de Minería, the Guadalajara International Book Fair, and the Yucatán International Reading Fair, where she has given lectures and readings of her work. Additionally, she has participated in literary events such as the Writers' Meeting for Ciudad Juárez in Ecatepec and the Transvolcanic Poetry Gathering. Her cultural promotion efforts also include collaborations in the Perfil Cultura supplement of Mural newspaper and initiatives to encourage reading in educational institutions.{{cite web |url=https://www.informador.mx/Entretenimiento/Melissa-Nungaray-presume-su-obra-poetica-20090311-0089.html |title=Melissa Nungaray presume su obra poética |website=El Informador |date=3 November 2009 |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

Melissa Nungaray has been mentioned in various publications as one of Mexico's most outstanding young writers. Her work has been included in the Encyclopedia of Mexican Literature and in the Dictionary of 21st Century Mexican Writers. Additionally, she is featured in the Spanish Fonoteca of Contemporary Poetry, further solidifying her influence in contemporary poetry.{{cite web |url=https://fonotecapoesia.com/melissa-nungaray/ |title=Fonoteca Española de Poesía, Melissa Nungaray |website=Fonoteca Poesía |date=21 January 2021 |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}

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