William Ospina

William Ospina
Born (1954-03-02) March 2, 1954
Herveo, Tolima
OccupationWriter
NationalityColombian
Notable awards-Premio Nacional de Ensayo 1982
-Premio Nacional de Poesía 1992
-Premio Casa de las Américas, Premio de Ensayo Ezequiel Martínez Estrada, 2003
-Premio Rómulo Gallegos 2009

William Ospina (born 2 March 1954) is a Colombian poet, essayist and novelist. He was born in Herveo, Tolima. He won the Romulo Gallegos Prize for his novel El país de la canela, part of a trilogy about the invasion and conquest of South America.