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The title A dark train, Concha Fernandez, the city of Salamanca, has won in the Short Story Contest XI Alfonso Martínez-Mena, followed by the title Look, Jose Carlos Garcia de la Galana Sánchez-Camacho, Coldstream ( Ciudad Real) has won the second prize.
This morning, Saturday, April 23, met the end of the literary prize jury, composed by José Garcia Warm, professor of literature in Madrid, José Belmonte Serrano, Professor of Literature at the University of Murcia, who acts as secretary; Dionisia García Sánchez, writer, Alfonso Cerón Aledo, Professor of Art History Alhama de Murcia, and Juan Romero Canovas, Councillor for Culture and Heritage of the City of Alhama de Murcia and president of the jury.
The experts were selected after a first discussion of the eleven pieces that later, in a second discussion, have been six, two of them winners.
A first jury, composed of professors of literature and art history of the two institutes Alhama: Valle de Leyva and Miguel Hernandez and directed by Francisco Gomariz, Professor of History of Art, selected 16 of the 503 works presented in this issue event, which have been those who have reached the final jury.
At all times of the discussion has been around the writer's memory alhameño that names the event, Alfonso Martínez-Mena's who wanted to record in the minutes the jury:
"The Jury wishes to acknowledge the lasting memory and literary teaching and humans in the year of death, of Mr. Alfonso Martinez-Mena Rodriguez, who has served on the jury in all previous calls and that names the event. They expressed, with his usual expertise, documented and thorough opinion on selected stories. "
Participated in the contest works coming from all parts of Spain, Europe, America and Asia.
The first prize is worth $ 3,000 and the second with 1,500.
Will be presented on Saturday 30 April at the hall of the local consistory, when we expect the presence of the winners, who will read their works, and the jury.
Known in previous contests, the judges have shown their satisfaction both in terms of participating in this event and for the enjoyment of reading the works.
Professor José Temperate, has not been on the jury for personal reasons but has made its contribution by phone.
This year joined the cast of expert teacher to replace Alfonso Cerón José Calero, Professor of Alhama and jury member who wanted to express his "pride and joy" to participate in the jury of Alfonso Martinez-Mena and to share work with other owners of the event, José Belmonte and Denise Garcia, who has endorsed the comments on the winning entries.
The absence, due to his death, the writer Alfonso Martinez-Mena Rodriguez, has been noticeable at all times.
However, it noted its continued presence in the words of the jury and even know their opinion and his work have evoked constantly reflecting on what would have been his position in each of the readings.
Belmonte has remembered as "one of the best short story writers of the twentieth century", while Denise Garcia has said he is "the best storyteller in the country."
As for the winning works of a dark train, highlighted its structural quality, and his constant theme.
Told him that it is a well told story with an ending full of suspense and resolved in the last five or six lines, "as she would like to Alfonso," he pointed Belmonte.
Look As the jury was unanimous in its current issue, the story of a man in the latter part of his life waiting for someone to watch and recording and counting the looks you get.
In short, "two very fine stories" as Denise Garcia has said they can hear the voices of their authors on Saturday.
Finally, jury chairman and Councillor for Culture, Juan Romero, thanked all present and highlighted the beloved figure of Alfonso Martinez-Mena who made possible the creation of this event and spread the story and the "storytellers" self as he liked to proclaim the author himself alhameño.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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