Martha Cecilia RuÃÂz (born 25 November 1972) is a Nicaraguan poet, writer, journalist, and Social activist. She directs the El PaÃÂs Azul radio talk show, sits on the board of directors of Nicaraguan Association of Writers (ANIDE) as a member (2015âÂÂ2018), is a consultant in Communication and Human Rights, and has founded both Three Times Three (Three Women, Three Poets, Three Journalists) and the Forum of Cultural Journalists of Nicaragua (FPCN). Ruiz's writings have been included in numerous anthologies and she has published a single narrative book as of November 2017.
Ruiz was born in Managua, and holds degrees in journalism, Communication, Child Rights, Gender and Human Development, all from the Central American University of Managua.
In the early 2000s, Ruiz founded the group Three Times Three: Three Women, Three Poets, Three Journalists with Esther Picado and Vilma Duarte. She also founded the Forum of Cultural Journalists of Nicaragua and the Network of Communicators to broach the topic of HIV and AIDS in Nicaragua.
Ruiz hosts the El PaÃÂs Azul talk show broadcast on Radio La PrimerÃÂsima every Sunday from 7 to 8 am CST.
In 2016, Ruiz published her first narrative book Familia de Cuchillos.
The writings of Martha Cecilia RuÃÂz have been included in many anthologies, all listed below.