The competition, designed to encourage creativity and expression in the Galician language among university youth, also recognized Irene Lens Fernández with the second prize for ‘Notas a pé da obsesión’ and Claudia Romero Dorna with the third for ‘Emocións perigosas’. Additionally, an honorable mention was awarded to Laura Martínez Blanco for ‘Tuntún’.
The award ceremony, held this Thursday, October 22, at the Faculty of Philology, was presided over by the Vice-Rector for Culture, Language, and Heritage, Ana Cabana Iglesia. Also participating were the dean of the faculty, Elias Feijó; the vice-dean Elsa González; the Secretary General for Language of the Xunta de Galicia, Valentín García; and professors Xosé Manuel Antonio Salgado and Carlos Pérez Valela. The event was enlivened by a musical performance by Zeltia Irevire and featured the participation of writer Chus Pato, National Poetry Prize 2024 winner.
The Language Normalization Commission of the Faculty of Philology organizes this competition annually to foster youth creativity and discover emerging literary talents in Galician. Participation is open to undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students of the USC, as well as contracted research staff of the university.
The prizes include three monetary awards: 600 euros for the first place, 500 euros for the second, and 400 euros for the third.
