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The jury has unanimously valued awarding him this prize for the density, relevance, and firmness of his poetic career, along with the international impact and recognition of his work in universities and cultural institutions.
March 5, 2025
Castilla y León |
Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports
Juan Antonio González Iglesias has been recognized with the Castilla y León Prize for Literature in its 2024 edition. The jury has unanimously agreed to award him this prize «for the density, relevance, and firmness of his poetic career.»
The jury wanted to highlight «the deep knowledge of Greco-Roman antiquity of this author from Salamanca, who has been defined as a ‘postmodern Alexandrian poet’ and whose work is characterized by a balanced fusion of Greco-Roman and contemporary elements, in a constant dialogue between Antiquity and modernity.» The wide impact and international recognition of his work in universities and cultural institutions have also been appreciated.
Finally, the jury emphasized «the richness of his verbal creation and the quality and solidity of his poetics, which establish him as one of the great contemporary literary figures of Castilla y León.»
The jury, whose appointment is made by the Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Sports, from individuals of recognized prestige in the field of Spanish literature and language, has been composed in this edition by Francisco Javier Pérez, Secretary-General of the Association of Spanish Language Academies (ASALE); Carlos de la Casa Martínez, PhD in History and corresponding academic of History; Pablo Lago, director of El Mundo de Castilla y León; Adolfo Alonso Ares, poet awarded with the Jaime Gil de Biedma Prize 2003 and the Vicente Gaos City of Valencia Poetry Prize 2013; Félix Martínez Llorente, Professor of History of Law and Institutions at the University of Valladolid, and Jesús Ignacio Sanz, who has served as secretary.
The Castilla y León Prize for Literature aims to distinguish the work of individuals or entities whose literary creation has significantly contributed to the enrichment and dissemination of the Castilian language in the world. The awardees so far are: Miguel Delibes, in 1984; Antonio Gamoneda, in 1985; Claudio Rodríguez, in 1986; Julián Marías, in 1987; José Jiménez Lozano, 1988; Francisco Pino, in 1989; Rosa Chacel, in 1990; Carmen Martín Gaite, in 1991; José María Valverde, in 1992; Emilio Alarcos, in 1993; Victoriano Crémer, in 1994; Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, in 1995; Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, 1996; Gonzalo Santonja, in 1997; Antonio Colinas, in 1998; Antonio Pereira, in 1999; Luis Mateo Díez, in 2000; Eugenio de Nora, in 2001; Elena Santiago, in 2002; Josefina Aldecoa, in 2003; Luciano González Egido, in 2004; José Ángel González Sainz, in 2005; Raúl Guerra Garrido, in 2006; Gustavo Martín Garzo, in 2007; José María Merino, 2008; José Luis Alonso de Santos, in 2009; Andrés Trapiello, in 2010; José María Fernández Nieto, in 2011; Juan Pedro Aparicio, in 2012; Jesús Hilario Tundidor, in 2013; Fermín Herrero, in 2014, Arcadio Pardo y Luis López Álvarez, in 2015, Óscar Esquivias in 2016, Juan Carlos Mestre, in 2017, José Luis Puerto, in 2018, Gonzalo Calcedo Juanes, in 2020, Juan Manuel de Prada, in 2021, Fernando Sánchez Dragó, in 2022, and Fernando Arrabal, in 2023.
The Castilla y León Prizes, convened annually since 1984, aim to recognize the work of individuals, groups, or entities that contribute to the exaltation of the values of the Castilian and Leonese Community, or, carried out by Castilian and Leonese people, inside or outside the territorial scope of the Community, represents a notable contribution to universal knowledge. These awards have six other categories in addition to the Literature Prize: Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation, Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Sports, Human and Social Values, and Bullfighting.