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Vizcaya writer Miguel Paz Cabanas received yesterday afternoon the first prize in the International Competition Tales I "City of Cartagena ', with his work' Mogambo 'and Catalan Ortega Juan Cánovas second prize, with' Dolls'.
The ceremony for the awards took place at the Palace Hall, a writer's conference after winning the Premio Planeta, Juan Manuel de Prada, who was accompanied by the writer also Espido Freire.
Prada highlighted the importance of such events, which are quarries literary talents.
The writer noted the high literary quality of the stories involved in this first competition of tales of Cartagena, whose selection process was too complicated for the jury of writers Juan Manuel de Prada and Espido Freire, in addition to the professors of the University Murcia Javier Díez de Revenga, Mariano de Paco.
Written by Miguel Paz Cabanas Biscay, 'Mogambo' is a story set in a prison in Portugal just before the Carnation Revolution, explained this morning, the Councillor for Culture, Rosario Montero.
The jury praised the curiosity of the plot and the plasticity of the literary language used by the author.
Miguel Paz will receive 4,000 euros for being the first prize winner of this contest.
Peace works in the field of employability of excluded groups and their work includes essays, short stories and the newspaper article.
He has received several awards in Castilla and León, where he lives, and their stories have been honored with several awards, among which the first prize in the Journal of short stories of Leo.
He also published the volume of stories' Tales cruel to read lying in bed. "
The second prize, 1,500 euros went to the Catalan writer Juan Cánovas Ortega, for his story 'Dolls', which tells the odyssey of a thief delicitiva dwarf who takes Christmas to 'sneak' in the houses dressed as Santa Claus.
Written with great irony and freshness, the author has also won numerous awards for his stories and already has extensive experience as a storyteller.
As highlighted Antonio Parra, one of the organizers of the event, few competitions stories are almost a thousand participants in its first edition.
For the second edition, we want to continue on that line, making it an internationally recognized event, said Parra.
The First International Short Story Competition 'Ciudad de Cartagena' received 970 reports from various parts of the world, including Spanish and Latin American origin of the authors.
Of all the stories presented, the jury selected 26 finalists stories, which have been those who have chosen the final prize.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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