Tomás Segovia

Who was Tomás Segovia?

Tomás Segovia was a Mexican author, translator and poet of Spanish origin. He was born in Valencia, Spain, and studied in France and Morocco. He went into exile to Mexico, where he taught at the Colegio de México and other universities. Segovia founded the publication Presencia, was director of La Revista Mexicana de Literatura, formed part of the magazine Plural, and collaborated in Vuelta.

In honour of the poet, in August 2012, Conaculta announced the $100,000 Tomás Segovia Literary Translation Prize, to be awarded in alternating years for the best translation into Spanish or from Spanish.