Piano concert by abraham boba - award ceremony for the 5th international poetry prize "city of estepona"
Musician Abraham Boba will perform at the awards ceremony for the 5th International Poetry Prize 'Ciudad de Estepona', awarded to author Julia Viejo.
The concert will be held next Thursday, October 23rd, at 8:00 PM in the Mirador del Carmen concert hall. Admission is free until capacity is reached.
Estepona City Council announces that León Benavente vocalist Abraham Boba will offer a free concert next Thursday, October 23rd, at the awards ceremony for the 5th 'Ciudad de Estepona' International Poetry Prize. This year's award went to the work "Anidan minerales" (Mineral Nests), by Madrid-based writer Julia Viejo Sánchez. This competition, organized by the City Council, has established itself as one of the most important in Spain due to its high participation and its prize money: 7,000 euros and the publication of the winning work by the prestigious Pre-Textos Publishing House, a benchmark in the field of Spanish-language poetry.
The award ceremony will be held next Thursday, October 23rd, at the Mirador del Carmen concert hall. Later, at 8:00 p.m., the artist Abraham Boba will perform a concert. Admission is free, subject to capacity.
During the award ceremony, the audience will have the opportunity to participate in a meeting with the award-winning author, Julia Viejo, where they will be able to learn about her literary career, discover the creative keys to "Anidan minerales," and engage in a direct conversation with her about her writing process. This fosters an exchange between writers and readers, turning this meeting into a celebration of contemporary literature.
About the author:
Julia Viejo Sánchez (Madrid, 1981) is the author of the short story collection En la celular había una luciérnaga (In the Cell There Was a Firefly, 2022) and the novel Mala estrella (Bad Star, 2024). She has participated in the short story collection Una Navidad así (A Christmas Like That, 2024) and has edited two poetry collections by Gloria Fuertes (Lo que pasa es que te quiero, 2023, and La gente corre tanto, 2024). She has also translated Red Comet: Incandescent Art and Fleeting Life by Sylvia Plath (Bamba editorial, 2023).