Carmen Posadas, Ateneo de Valencia Literary Prize 2024 for her literary career

“Carmen Posadas has her own niche in the field of literature. She is part of that generation of women who are determined, independent and who know very well what they want. Her books speak volumes about her literary journey, worthy of the 2024 Ateneo Literature Prize,” commented the Ateneo president, Carmen de Rosa.

The Spanish-Uruguayan writer, who won the prestigious Planet Prize 1998 For her work “Pequeñas infamias”, translated into 16 languages ​​and with more than 700,000 copies sold since its publication and subsequent translation, she is one of the most outstanding Latin American writers of her generation. He began his literary career in 1980 writing children’s and youth literature, a genre that he cultivated until 1987. In 1984, his book “El Señor Viento Norte” won the National Literature Award for the best edition. His first work beyond children’s literature was “Escena improbable”. He wrote film and television scripts and published satirical essays. From that moment on I alternated between short stories and novels. Among his many works, the essay “Who has seen you and who sees you!” stands out. (1991); the novel “Five blue flies” (1995); the collection of short stories “Nothing is what it seems” (1997); “La Belle Otero” (2000); “The Good Servant” (2003); “Literature, adultery and Visa platinum card” (2007); “Invitation to a murder” (2010); “The invisible witness (2013)”; “Cayetana’s daughter” (2016); “The puppet master” (2018); ‘The legend of the pilgrim’ (2020) or ‘Spy license’ (2022). His latest book, “The mysterious case of the Titanic impostor” (Editorial Espasa) will be in bookstores from October 9 and will be presented in Valencia on October 25 after receiving the Ateneo Literature Prize.

The awards obtained by Carmen PosadasIn addition to Planeta, they have received, among others, the Ministry of Culture Award for the best children’s book in 1984; Cultural Award of the Community of Madrid, 2008; Camilo José Cela Journalism Award 2011; Cartagena Historical Novel Award 2014 or the King of Spain Ibero-American Journalism Award 2017.

6th Valencian Night of Letters

Furthermore, during the gala of Valencian Night of Letters The winners of the “VII National Novel Prize Ateneo Mercantil de Valencia”, the “X National Short Story Contest” and the “VIII National Poetry Contest” will be announced. Of the 163 novels submitted to the contest, a total of four reached the finals while of the 122 poetry collections submitted, 21 were selected. As for the narrative, a total of 218 manuscripts competed, of which 11 were selected. cut.

“This year’s novel opted for the detective genre, although there is no shortage of traditional genres. The level of the participants was, as in previous editions, very high. The story is oriented towards a theme marked by pessimism, loneliness and Alzheimer’s disease. It was not easy for the jury to choose the finalists in each category,” he explained. Melanie Vazquezcoordinator of the Valencian Night of Letters.

Latest Winners and Cash Prizes

Last year, the 6th National Novel Prize fell on “Banana trees don’t like the cold” by Inma Pellicer; The VII National Poetry Contest was awarded to “Every day at the end of the world” by Teresa Guzmán, while the IX National Short Story Contest was awarded to “That’s life” by Miguel Ángel Muñoz. The Ateneo Literary Awards are endowed with cash prizes of 8,000 euros for novels and 1,000 euros for each of the winners in the Short Story and Poetry categories. Likewise, the distinction implies the publication of the novel by Editorial Olé Libros at the national level.