The Palencia writer Gonzalo Calcedo Juanes you will receive the Castilla y León Prize for Literature in its edition corresponding to 2020. The jury unanimously agreed today to grant him this award for his long and fruitful literary career, which has been recognized with the main awards in the field of story.
Likewise, the award jury highlighted his ability to make everyday events, or a simple anecdote, a universal experience, with a sober and elegant language, which highlights the naturalness in the use of dialogue, which makes him one of the greatest exponents of the story in the Hispanic world.
The jury for the 2020 Castilla y León Prize for Letters was made up of the professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Valladolid, Germán Vega García; the professor of Spanish Literature and Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature at the University of Valladolid, Susana Gil-Albarellos; the writer and literary critic, member of the Spanish Association of Literary Critics (AECL) and member of the International Association of Literary Critics, Miguel Ángel Morales; the writer Ana Isabel Conejo; the editor José Ángel Zapatero; the professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Burgos, Nuria María Carrillo; and Carlos Travesí as secretary of the jury.
The Castilla y León Prize for Literature was received, until now, by Miguel Delibes in 1984, Antonio Gamoneda in 1985, Claudio Rodríguez in 1986, Julián Marías in 1987, José Jiménez Lozano in 1988, Francisco Pino in 1989, Rosa Chacel in 1990 , Carmen Martín Gaite in 1991, José María Valverde in 1992, Emilio Alarcos in 1993, Victoriano Crémer in 1994, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester in 1995, Francisco Rodríguez Adrados in 1996, Gonzalo Santonja in 1997, Antonio Colinas in 1998, Antonio Pereira in 1999, and Luis Mateo Díez in 2000.
In the new century, the winners were: Eugenio de Nora, in 2001; Elena Santiago, in 2002; Josefina Aldecoa, in 2003; Luciano González Egido, in 2004; José Ángel González Sainz, in 2005; Raúl Guerra Garrido, in 2006; Gustavo Martín Garzo, in 2007; José María Merino, 2008; José Luis Alonso de Santos, in 2009; Andrés Trapiello, in 2010; José María Fernández Nieto, in 2011; Juan Pedro Aparicio, in 2012; Jesús Hilario Tundidor, in 2013; Fermín Herrero, in 2014; Arcadio Pardo and Luis López Álvarez, in 2015; Óscar Esquivias in 2016; Juan Carlos Mestre, in 2017; and José Luis Puerto, in 2018.
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