The Councilor for Equality of the City of Lorca, Lali Ibarra, has announced the verdict of the jury of the VI Short Story Literary Contest "Women" organized by this Council and in which have participated 27 stories.
La Edil has announced that "the winner of this sixth edition of the contest has been the lorquina Rocío González Martínez with his story" Ella ", for which he will receive a laptop as a prize. Well written, with a great narrative intensity and address a current and painful subject with great sensitivity and a hopeful ending. "
The second prize went to the story "" Tomorrow "by Emily Radke, a German resident in Lorca. The jury highlighted" the respect and tolerance that the text reflects not only towards women, but also towards all cultures , Being also perfectly structured and with a narrative change well done. "The winner will receive as a prize a tablet.
Ibarra has indicated that "the third prize has fallen to the" Cold "story of the lord Pedro David Giner García, for" the intensity of the narration in the first person that deals very deeply, and for an end that changes the message of the text In positive key. "The author will receive a mobile phone as a prize.
The jury was chaired by Lali Ibarra, Councilor for Equality of the City of Lorca, and composed of María Victoria Sánchez Andújar, former member of the Association of Housewives, Consumers and Users and writer;
Alicia Rodrigo Carrasco, president of the Association of Widows Virgen del Alcázar and retired teacher;
Antonio Ortega Fernández, director of IES José Ibáñez Martín and writer;
José Tomás Ríos, professor of the IES Prince of Asturias;
Andrés Porlán Torroglosa, graduated in Hispanic Philology and writer;
Damián Bravo Barnés, director of the IES San Juan Bosco, and María Ángeles Aragón Aguirre, official of the Department of Equality.
La Edil has announced that "the awards will be presented on Wednesday during the celebration of the International Women's Day Commemoration, which will be held from 6 pm in the CajaMurcia Cultural Hall. Prizes "Equality Man of Lorca 2017" and "Lorca for Equality." We encourage Lorca and Lorca to participate in this event with which our city unanimously defends equality.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca