The books of the 2024 edition of the Literary Awards, jointly organised every year by the City Council of Cerdanyola del Vallès and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, were presented yesterday, Thursday 7 November, at 1pm, at the Institut Pozas in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Calle del Águila, 65).
The winners were announced last May at the awards ceremony held at the UAB. Carla Clúa Alcón, with her work Pausa, sucre, Sevilla, was the winner of the 15th ‘Caterina Albert’ short story prize for young people. Josep Antoni Aguilar Àvila, with the work Ballar amb els espectres, and Josep Domènech Ponsatí, with the work Eixint de fer, were declared ex-aequo winners of the 29th ‘Miquel Martí i Pol’ poetry prize. Miquel Ribas Figueras, with his work Ilha do Farol, became the winner of the XXX ‘Valldaura-Memorial Pere Calders’ novel prize.
The event was attended by the Mayor of Cerdanyola del Vallès, Carlos Cordón; the Councillor for Education of Cerdanyola del Vallès, Pilar Adell; the Vice-Rector for Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Rosa María Sebastián; and the authors Josep Domènech Ponsatí and Miquel Ribas. Carla Clúa Alcón (Tarragona) and Josep Antoni Aguilar Àvila (València) were present, through videos with a few words of gratitude for the publication of their books.
The final part of the event included the presentation of the terms and conditions of the Literary Awards 2025, which will open for submissions on 13 December.
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