Yolanda Castaño
Yolanda Castaño Pereira is a Galician painter, literary critic and poet.
Since 1990, she has lived in A Coruña, where she studied Spanish Philology and Audiovisual at the University of A Coruña.
She translated her poems to Spanish and has been the General Secretary at the Association of Galician-language Writers and at Letras de Cal. She has also collaborated in several publications, such as Festa da palabra silenciada, Dorna, O Correo Galego, A nosa terra and El Mundo.
Castaño is co-director of journal Valdeleite and works for the TV programme Cifras e Letras.
In 2023, she won National Poetry Award (Spain) for his book Materia.
Works
- Elevar as pálpebras. Corunna: Espiral Maior, 1995.
- Delicia. Corunna: Espiral Maior, 1998.
- Edónica. Corunna: Espiral Maior, 2000.
- O libro da egoísta. Vigo: Galaxia S.A., 2003.
- Libro de la egoísta. Madrid: Visor, 2006.
- Profundidade de Campo. Corunna: Espiral Maior, 2007
- Erofanía, Espiral Maior, 2009
- A segunda lingua, PEN Clube de Galicia, 2014
Awards
- Antonio García Hermida Award
- Atlántida Prize
- Francisco Fernández del Riego Prize
- III Fermín Bouza Brey Prize
- II John Carballeira Poetry Award
- Premio de la Crítica de poesía gallega
- Espiral Mayor Poetry Award
- National Poetry Award (Spain)