Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger
Encarna Sant-Celoni i Verger is a Spanish narrative writer, poet and translator. In 1983, she won the prize, with Dotze contes i una nota necrològica, and in 1985 she obtained the prestigious Premi Joanot Martorell de Gandia, with her novel Siamangorina. She is a member of AELC and has translated, among other works, Els mil i un quarts d'hora, by Thomas-Simon Gueullette, and Ifis i Iante, d'Isaac de Benserade, and has co-translated from Danish the anthology Digte-POEMES, by Tove Ditlevsen, together with Anne Marie Dinesen. And from Arabic she has translated all the cassidas in existence today of the poets of Al Andalus in the work Perles de la nit. Poetes andalusines, together with Margarida Castells.
In 2004, she was awarded the Vila de Puçol prize and in 2008 she published the anthology Eròtiques i despentinades. Un recorregut de cent anys per la poesia catalana amb veu de dona, with artwork by Maria Montes. She is also co-author of two language texts, Reciclatge and Accent greu. She has also collaborated with various magazines, journals and publications as well as taking part in several collective acts of homage and new books concerned with poetry in particular.
Works
NovelSiamangorina. Ajuntament de Gandia. Gandia, 1986Al cor, la quimereta. Tabarca llibres. València, 2003 i 2009Milonga de tardor. Òmicron. Badalona, 2014PoetrySénia de petits vicis. La Forest d'Arana. València, 1989Arran de pantomima. Amós Belinchon. València, 1991Dèria i fal·lera. La Forest d'Arana. València, 1996Sediments d'albaïna i maregassa. Brosquil Edicions. València, 2002
Narrative writingDotze contes i una nota necrològica. El Cingle. València,1985Guarda't dels jocs del destí. Brosquil Edicions. València, 2005