Setenil Award for Best Book of short stories published in Spain, organized by the Culture Department of the City of Molina de Segura, consolidates definitely one of the most important of its kind.
In this sixth edition has been a record number of participants, which amounts to 74 titles presented, demonstrating the great acceptance by both publishers and authors from around the country (until now the average participation was about 50 degrees).
Among the authors who are eligible for the award VI Setenil are some as well known as Ignacio Martinez de Pison, Juan Bonilla, Juan Jose Millas, Jose Maria Merino, Espido Freire, Vicente Molina Foix, José Luis Borau, Albert Sánchez Piñol and Miguel Ángel Muñoz .
The award is endowed with 12,000 euros for the winning author as well as advertising failure in major national newspapers.
The first edition was awarded to Alberto Méndez for his book The Blind Sunflowers, in the second to Juan Pedro Aparicio and white life in the third to Cristina Fernández Cubas Kinship poor devil, in the fourth to Sergi Pamies by Si you eat a lemon without making faces, and the fifth Oscar Esquivias at The Mark of Crete.
Jurors were chaired respectively by Juan Manuel de Prada, Luis Mateo Díez, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Ana Maria Matute and Jose Maria Merino.
Chairs the jury this year's prestigious Javier Tomeo storyteller and playwright whose work has been translated into several languages.
The jury is expected to issue its ruling in early November.
The award will be presented in Molina de Segura in December 2009.
BOOKS PRESENTED TO THE BEST BOOK SETENIL VIPREMIO STORY PUBLISHED IN SPAIN
No.
Title
Author
Editorial
1
Crafts
Juan Carlos Marquez
Castalia
2
Ash
Gonzalo Caicedo Juanes
Pre-Texts
3
Funchal Airport
Ignacio Martinez de Pison
Seix / Barral
4
So many people only
Juan Bonilla
Seix / Barral
5
The loneliness of ventriloquists
Matthias Candeira
Tropo Publishers
6
Four times fire
Lara Moreno
Tropo Publishers
7
Bad Influence
Sergio del Molino
Tropo Publishers
8
There is no right
Francisco Pérez de los Cobos
ElCobre
9
The sobriety of the tortoise
Sara Mesa
Diputación de Badajoz
10
Tic-tac
Diego Arboleda
Diputación de Badajoz
11
At his feet
Antonio Capel Riera
Diego Marín Editor
12
Sicily winter
Ignacio Ferrando
Editors JdeJ
13
The space around
Arturo Enriquez
of the moon books
14
The objects we call
Juan Jose Millas
Seix-Barral
15
Stories in the square
Sagrario Núñez
Sial Editions
16
School notebook
Juan Ramon Santos
Extremadura Regional Ed
17
The farewell
Javier Morales Ortiz
Extremadura Regional Ed
18
With the noose
Flavia Company
Foam Pages
19
Impossible proposition
Javier Saez de Ibarra
Foam Pages
20
Doors possible
José María Merino
Foam Pages
21
Work will set you free
Espido Freire
Foam Pages
22
Stay where you are
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Foam Pages
23
So as not to die
Vicente Molina Foix
Anagram
24
Happy world
Jose Sanchez Pedrosa
Ediciones del Viento
25
The nursery
Angel Vazquez
Pre / Text
26
Eaters
Antonio Pomet
Pre / Text
27
Polish boxer
Eduardo Halfon
Pre / Text
28
Germelina Villa stories
Nicanor Gil
of the moon books
29
We, all of us
Víctor García Antón
Gens
30
Mapping of indifference
Nacho Albert Curb
Diputación de Cáceres
31
Submáquina
Esther García Llovet
Page Break
32
As a horror story
Jon Bilbao
Page Break
33
East Suite
Maria Jesus Leza
Alpuerto
34
It is not easy being green
Sara Mesa
Tritoma
35
Orbit
Miguel Serrano Larraz
Kandy
36
Strange Pilgrims
José González Torices
Ediciones Castilla
37
The route of Waterloo
Adolfo Garcia Ortega
Menoscuarto
38
A deadly without pirouette
Ernesto Calabuig
Menoscuarto
39
Winter's friend
José Luis Borau
Menoscuarto
40
The hotel stories
Carme Riera
Alfaguara
41
Thirteen sad trances
Albert Sánchez Piñol
Alfaguara
42
The grass under the snow
Carlos García Valverde
Personal Edition
43
Shady stories
Manuel Merenciano
Owl Publishing Group
44
Raw Story
Ricardo Gómez
SM Group
45
Never mess with a witch
Manuel L.
Alonso
SM Group
46
Tobacconists of Chiado
Clement Fernando
Southern Parallel Editions
47
Stories and legends of Chus and Roc
Rocío Iriazábal Navajas
The Earth Today
48
History of farewells
Pedro Sorela
Alianza Editorial
49
Nothing is what it seems
Enrique Arias Vega
Beta Third Millennium Publishing
50
Baby playing with knives
Santiago Eximeno
SWAT Group
51
Tales of hats and umbrellas
Aranzazu of Isusi
Quadrivium
52
Contrails at dawn
Estela Alçay
Certainty Books
53
The light of the devil
Roberto Malo
Mira Editores
54
Women do not have to crush with garlic in a mortar or heart
Inma Luna
Baile del Sol
55
Source: Ayuntamiento de Molina de Segura