Satudary 28th June 2025
h. 11:30 AM
New Technologies and
Virtual Worlds in a Young
Galician Writer’s Literature
Conversation with
Berta Dávila, Youth Prize
By: Guglielmo Diamante
Galician Language
Biography
Berta Dávila (Santiago de Compostela, 1987) is a speechwriter and poet. With “Raíz da fenda” (Xerais, 2013) she won the Johán Carballeira Prize for poetry, then the Spanish Critics’ Prize and the Galician Language Writers’ Association Prize in the poetry category. She wrote novels “The Last Book of Emma Olsen” (2013) – published in Italian in 2022 by Aguaplano – Repsol Short Story Prize and Galician Publishers Association Prize for the best fiction book; “Carrusel” (2019), García Barros Prize and Spanish Critics’ Prize; ‘Illa Decepción’ (2020), Repsol Short Story Prize and finalist for the Galician Critics’ Prize; ‘Os seres queridos’ (Xerais, 2022), winner of the Xerais Prize for Novel 2021, the Follas Novas Prize for Fiction 2023 and the Galician Critics’ Prize (Literary Creation) 2023; ‘A ferida imaxinaria’ (Xerais, 2024).
She is also author for children’s literature with the illustrated books “A fuxida” (2014) and “O libro grande dos números pequenos” (Xerais, 2023), the poetry book “A pel do mundo” (2017), the children’s novels “Demetrio Demoscopio perdeu a chispa” (Xerais, 2022), “O Concurso dos Mellores Inventos – e outros incribles acontecementos” (Xerais, 2024) and the novel for “Un elefante na sala de estar” (Xerais, 2022), with which he won the Jules Verne Prize for Children’s Literature 2021.
Motivation Prize
Berta Dávila, born in Santiago de Compostela in 1987, is among the most prolific writers on the Iberian Peninsula. Her literary career in the Galician language is marked by constant critical recognition. From the outset, she has shown extraordinary maturity and literary sensitivity, winning the Biblos de Novela Prize for young authors. Her poetic production reached its peak with “Raíz da fenda”, a work that has garnered such prestigious awards as the Johán Carballeira Prize for Poetry, the Spanish Critics’ Prize and the Galician Language Writers’ Association Prize. On her own literary expression, the young Galician writer expresses an original vision of life. Aware of the Galician literary tradition, Berta Dávila contributes to keeping it alive, combining memory and innovation and transforming literature into a cultural bridge between generations and territories. Berta also stands out for her editorial commitment: she directs the independent publishing house Rodolfo e Priscila and the “Rúado Lagarto” series of Euseino Editores. His work has reached a wide audience thanks to translations into Castilian, Catalan and Italian, confirming the horizons of his literary work.
The Youth Prize is awarded to her for her exceptional trajectory as a writer and poet, for her ability to renew the literary language with an authentic and original voice, and for her contribution to the dissemination of literature in the Galician language beyond its natural borders.
PARTNERS
Comune di Ostana
The Ostana Prize celebrates the international support received
from the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages, and from two reference institutions in the linguistic field: the ELEN network (European Language Equality Network) and the NPLD network (Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity).
