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Historical Novel Week Cartagena celebrates its eleventh edition, and does so despite the crisis and all sorrows, as have stressed those involved in organizing this cultural event during the presentation ceremony, the Councillor for Culture Rosario Montero, the director of the work culture of CajaMurcia in Cartagena, Julio Mínguez, and the president of the Association of Friends of the Historical Novel, Jorge Poyato.

In this sense, Rosario Montero noted that although we can not launch new initiatives, yes we will support the City Council which are consolidated as Historical Novel this week, especially when it encourages more and more people being added to world of reading.

As new this year, the Historical Novel Week, held from 25 to 29 October, he joined CajaMurcia Big Week, which has managed to give more publicity to regional and national level.

But the most notable is the conclusion of a Writing Workshop on 27, 28 and 29, by the author Seville Nerea Riesco.

Will be held in the evenings, from 17.30 to 19.00, in the Hall of CajaMurcia.

As for the highlights of this year, leading the authors are closing the week, the young Paula Cifuentes, who is only 25 years and has been finalist for the Alfonso X the Wise of historical novel 2007 with Time bastards, and the Cartagena Maria Duenas, who is awarded the City of Cartagena 2010 by The time between seams, which has become a best seller.

Also pass through the eleventh week of Historical Novel of Cartagena other renowned authors such as Jesus Sanchez Adalid, finalist of the City of Cartagena Fernando Lara Award 2010 and 2007, Emilio Calderon, a finalist for the Premio Planeta 2009; Jorge Martínez Reverte, Ortega y Gasset Prize Journalism 2009, Cristina López Barrio, author of the new batch, James Posteguillo, finalist of the City of Cartagena 2010, and as media stars, as well as writers and journalists, Pilar Eyre and Teresa Viejo.

All lectures will take place starting at 19.30 hours in the Hall of CajaMurcia (Icue Square).

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena