A total of 147 works to compete in the UAB and Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council literary awards
The Cerdanyola de Vallès City Council and the UAB will choose the winner among the works of 147 authors in three different categories: 51 novels, 53 poetry and 43 short stories. The winners of this edition will be announced on Friday 16 May at 12 noon at the UAB Theatre Hall.
The deadline for entries for the literary awards, organised annually by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council, closed in February. This year, a total of 162 original works were submitted, of which, after reviewing the compliance with the rules and regulations, 147 are eligible for the prizes: 51 for the novel prize, 53 for the poetry prize, and 43 for the short narrative prize.
This year's awards consist in the 16th “Caterina Albert” Short Narrative Prize for Young People, worth 500 euros; the 30th “Miquel Martí i Pol” Poetry Prize, worth 1,000 euros; and the 31st Valldaura - Memorial Pere Calders Novel Prize, worth 3,000 euros.
Currently, the members of the juries of each award are reviewing the works and their verdict will be announced on Friday 16 May at 12 noon, at the awards ceremony to be held at the UAB Theatre Hall.
The event will be hosted by journalist Marta Ejarque and attended by several authorities representing the organising institutions. It will be enlivened with the performance of the classical and contemporary string quartet, Moana.
Books published in 2024
This past October, the UAB Publications Service published the winning works of the 2024 Literary Awards, which were officially presented on 7 November at the Institut Gorgs in Cerdanyola del Vallès. Carla Clúa Alcón, with the work Pausa, azúcar, Sevilla, was the winner of the 15th “Caterina Albert” short story prize for young people. Josep Antoni Aguilar Ávila, with the work Bailar con los espectros, and Josep Domènech Ponsatí, with the work Salint de fer, were declared the ex-aequo winners of the 29th “Miquel Martí i Pol” poetry prize. Miquel Ribas Figueras, with the work Ilha do Farol, became the winner of the 30th “Valldaura-Memorial Pere Calders” novel prize.
The same event included the presentation of the call for entries for the 2025 edition of the awards, which received entries until this past February. The different juries of each award modality (novel, poetry and short story) are made up of prominent people of the current literary and academic scene, winners of the contests in previous editions, and people linked to the city of Cerdanyola del Vallès.
For more information please visit: UAB-Cerdanyola del Vallès City Council literary awards