During 2014 the Manuel Rojas Foundation has the project of opening for public consultation the valuable archive of the writer. Manuel Rojas own collections and the house in which he lived have been preserved by his family, so the Foundation will create a documentation center in order to preserve this heritage and spread his literary and intellectual legacy. (Illustration of the story “El hombre de los ojos azules”, Caras y Caretas Magazine – Buenos Aires, 1923).

Following the reception by Ricardo Piglia of the 2013 Manuel Rojas Award, the chilean writer Roberto Contreras conducted an interview with Piglia where he compares the proses of Manuel Rojas with the one of prominent Argentine writer Roberto Arlt.

Just a few weeks ago have been published the Complete Works of González Vera. Adding to the celebration of this major publishing event, the Manuel Rojas Foundation has gathered some testimonials about the inseparable friendship between González Vera and Manuel Rojas.

The Argentine writer Ricardo Piglia was chosen as the winner of 2013 Manuel Rojas Award. The award, announced in Valparaiso, was rewarded for the second consecutive year by an international jury.

During the 2013 Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC / 9), will be presented the film: “When Expecting Dreams” (Cuando se espera el sueño) by Pablo Vial, starring by Alvaro Rudolphy and based on the Manuel Rojas’ short story: “Pancho Rojas”.

The book “La prosa nunca está terminada “, which has just been published by the Diego Portales University, brings together a selection of texts by Manuel Rojas dealing with literature. These writings show us an attentive and thoughtful author, thinking about his art and other writers, such as Horacio Quiroga, Vicente Huidobro, Gonzalez Vera and Alberto Edwards.