Los Tiempos — Cochabamba, Bolivia

"The Tree That Weeps Blood" by David Vildoso Lemoine

September 4, 2017 · Review by Isabel Mesa, Bolivian Academy of Children's & YA Literature

"A well-written novel, ideal for today's young readers. The author does not depict scenes of violence in his writing. Nor is his language vulgar or crude — rather, it is poetic."
"Vildoso shows in a subtle and delicate way a reality that, while set in a rural area, is a truth that exists anywhere in a world that still has not learned to accept others in their full essence."
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Ministry of Education — Plurinational State of Bolivia

National Agreement Promotes Reading of Bolivian Authors in Schools

May 12, 2022 · Agreement signed as President of "Escribo"

David Vildoso, as President of the Bolivian Writers Association "Escribo," signed a historic agreement with Minister of Education Edgar Pary Chambi. The agreement establishes that every quarter, schools across Bolivia must read at least one work by a national author.
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Urgente.bo — La Paz, Bolivia

David Vildoso, the Writer Dedicated to Encouraging Reading

October 14, 2025

"The true change in Bolivia lies in education, and reading is education's right hand."
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Urgente.bo — La Paz, Bolivia

David Vildoso Encourages Reading and Author-Student Encounters

February 28, 2025

Coverage of the growing writer-student encounters in schools across La Paz and El Alto, an initiative led by David Vildoso that expands each year.
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El Diario — La Paz, Bolivia

Virtual Writers' Fair During the Pandemic

October 2020

David Vildoso, as president of Escribo, organized a virtual fair with over 30 nationally invited authors, demonstrating cultural leadership during the pandemic.
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