Galician Writers Association (, 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