• Source: Galician Writers Association

Galician Writers Association (Galician: Asociación de Escritores en Lingua Galega, AELG) is an official entity of the autonomous region of Galicia's Xunta (government / board). The organization is formed by writers in galician language. It was founded by a group of writers: Álvaro Cunqueiro, Rafael Dieste, Ánxel Fole, Ricardo Carballo Calero, Antón Avilés de Taramancos, and others. It was named by the Swedish Academy to present candidates to the Nobel Prize and is part of the European Writers Congress.
Every year AELG celebrates "O escritor na súa terra" (Hometown Writers) ceremony dedicated to a Galician language writer trajectory and awards the AELG Prize to the best Galician language work of the year.
At present, Galician Writers Association is placed in a A Coruña, presided by Euloxio Ruibal, and also directed by Carlos Negro, Carlos L. Bernárdez, Marica Campo, Rafa Villar, Marta Dacosta, Rosa Aneiros, Enrique Rabuñal and Cesáreo Sánchez.




Notable members


Euloxio Ruibal - president
Carlos Negro - director
Carlos L. Bernárdez - director
Marica Campo - director
Rafa Villar - director
Marta Dacosta - director
Rosa Aneiros - director
Enrique Rabuñal - director
Cesáreo Sánchez - director
Rosa Méndez Fonte
Pilar Pallarés
Maite Dono
Manuel María Fernández Teixeiro (1929-2004)
Constantino "Tino" Rábade Castiñeira - co-founder
Rafa Villar
Álvaro Cunqueiro (1911-1981) - co-founder
Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín
Ricardo Carballo Calero (1919-1990) - honorary member
María Magdalena Domínguez Domínguez (1922-2021)




"O escritor na súa terra" Award winners


The Galician Writers Association highlights those authors who combine literary excellence with the ethical commitment that makes them benchmarks in the defense of national and human dignity, honoring a writer every year.

2006 : Mahmoud Darwich
2007 : Pepetela
2008 : Nancy Morejón
2009 : Elena Poniatowska
2010: Juan Gelman
2011 : Antonio Gamoneda
2012 : José Luis Sampedro
2013 : Lídia Jorge
2014 : Bernardo Atxaga
2015 : Luiz Ruffato
2016 : Pere Gimferrer
2017 : Hélia Correia
2018 : Isabel-Clara Simó
2019 : María Teresa Horta
2020 : Mariasun Landa
2021 : José Luandino Vieira
2022 : Ana Luísa Amaral
2023 : Lydia Cacho




References






See also


Royal Galician Academy




External links


Galician Writers Association Official Website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Lois Lane (Smallville)
• Galician Writers Association
• María López Sández
• Galician Language Association
• Álvaro Cunqueiro
• Rosa Méndez Fonte
• Galician language
• Ricardo Carballo
• Galicians
• María Magdalena Domínguez
• Constantino Rábade