The Council of Women of the City of Lorca, Lali Ibarra, has announced the jury's verdict of III Literary Short Story Contest "Women", organized by this Department.
Ibarra stated that "holding its third edition, this contest is consolidated into a regional benchmark in terms of the literature on women's motives."
The jury was composed of self Ibarra, Angela Ruiz, journalist and expert on gender equality, Antonio Ortega, professor and writer, Andrew Porlán degree in Spanish Philology, Maria Aragon Angeles, an official of the Department of Women, Maria Victoria Sanchez, former president of the Association of Housewives and writer; Alicia Rodrigo, President of the Association of Widows Virgen del Alcázar, José Tomás Ríos, Professor of Secondary and Damian Bravo, director of IES San Juan Bosco ".
The mayor announced that "the winning story was" Boulmerka wings. "The jury highlighted that it is the telling of a story of resilience and courage with great literary quality, assessing the treatment that the author makes equality picture, with excellent manejor of informational and literary language.'s author is Antonio Jesús Ruiz Munuera resident in Molina de Segura, who will win a laptop. "
"The second prize went to the story" Deep Blue ", to address the class struggle and social situation at the time of the story, the fifties, in which a woman rebels against the establishment for the purpose. The author, Andrés Ortega and Concepcion resident in Molina de Segura, will win a tablet. "
"The third prize," stressed the mayor, "was for narration" Alma "," that through poetic prose universalized the concept of equality for all women.
The winner is Maria del Mar lorquina Bastida Ibanez, who will win a mobile phone. "
Ibarra has announced that "the awards will be held on Monday, March 24 at 19 pm in the Cultural Fund Espín and will be a great opportunity for the winning stories from the voice of their authors."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca