The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the City Council of Cerdanyola del Vallès have announced a new edition of the Literary Awards for 2025. The original works can be submitted from Friday 13 December via the form on the competition's website.
The cultural event, which aims to promote the dissemination of original and unpublished works written in the Catalan language, will be held once again this year with the following types of prizes and financial awards:
- XXXI ‘Valldaura-Memorial Pere Calders’ Novel Prize, worth 3,000 euros.
- XXX Prize for Poetry ‘Miquel Martí i Pol’, with a prize of 1,000 euros.
- XVI ‘Caterina Albert’ Short Narrative Prize, with a prize of 500 euros.
The deadline for submission of original works is Friday 7 February 2025. As usual, the method of submission will be via an online form on the website of the awards, where you can also consult the rules for each award and follow the news of the evolution of the contest.
The winners of this new edition will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held in May.
The winning books of 2024
The winning works of the 2024 edition, Ilha do Farol, by Miquel Ribas Figueras; Ballar amb els espectres, by Josep Antoni Aguilar Àvila; Eixint de fer, by Josep Domènech Ponsatí; and Pausa, sucre, Sevilla, by Carla Clúa Alcón, have been published by the UAB Publications Service and can now be purchased in print and electronic format on the website of the university publishing house (the short narrative work is only available in open access electronic format).
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