Carmen Acevedo Vega (July 16, 1913 – April 28, 2006) was an Ecuadorian poet, writer, and journalist.
Carmen Acevedo Vega was born in Guayaquil on July 16, 1913. Her father was José L. Acevedo Quiroz, a writer and poet from Quito. Her mother was Obdulia Vega Andrade, from Cuenca.
In 1945 she married Vicente Idrovo Valdivieso, whom she divorced in 1953. They had a son named Luis Galo Idrovo Acevedo.
When she was 16 a few of her poems were published in the magazines 'Ideal' and 'Peru'
Carmen Acevedo Vega was a member of many institutions, including:
House of Ecuadorian Culture
Association of Journalists of Guayas
Association of Journalists of Guayaquil
National Confederation of Journalists of Ecuador
Ecuadorian Cultural Center of Quito
Union of American Women
National Union of Ecuadorian Women
In 1952 she received the "Ondas Azuayas" radio station's Poetry Recital Contest Prize.
In 1973 the Municipality of Guayaquil awarded her the "Medal for Literary Merit" in recognition of her cultural and educational work.
In 1976 the program Antena Pedagógica named her "Teacher of the Year".
In 1996 she was awarded the First Class Cultural Merit Award, issued by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ecuador.
Camino sin Retorno (1953)
Espacio y Luz (1961)
Latitud Amarga (1968)
Lauros de Guayaquil (1973)
En los Horizontes del Paisaje Azul (1978)
Perfiles Humanos, a collection of short stories previously published between 1956 and 1980
Alba Eterna
Páginas de Ayer
Parcela Azul
Cantos Dispersos
Poemas Nada Más
En el Peregrinaje
