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Meeting of the jury for the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
41 nominations encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year.
The Jury responsible for conferring the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature will meet this coming 31st May and 1st June in Oviedo. This is the fifth of the eight international awards convened by the Princess of Asturias Foundation this year, now in their 42nd year. A total of 41 candidatures encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for the Award. The meetings will be held at the Reconquista Hotel, Oviedo.
As stated in the Foundation’s Statutes, the Princess of Asturias Awards are aimed at rewarding “the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions”. In keeping with these principles, the Princess of Asturias Award for Literature shall be aimed at recognizing “the work of fostering and advancing literary creation in all its genres.”
Each Princess of Asturias Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the Award, a diploma, an insignia and a cash prize of fifty thousand euros.
The members of the Jury will hold an initial meeting with the media at 11:00am on Tuesday 31st in the hotel’s “Salón de Consejos” reception room (first floor) immediately prior to its formal constitution and the start of its deliberations, which will commence at 11:30am. Each jury shall have a chairperson and an acting secretary. Both shall be appointed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation and shall have voice and vote.
The Jury’s decision will be announced at 12:00 noon (GMT+2:00) on Wednesday 1st, in the “Salón Covadonga” reception room in the same hotel (ground floor), following which the members of the Jury will be available for interview.
Composition of the Jury
The Jury will be made up of the following persons:
- Santiago Muñoz Machado (chair)
- Sergio Vila-Sanjuán Robert (acting secretary)
- Xosé Ballesteros Rey
- Xuan Bello Fernández
- Blanca Berasátegui Garaizábal
- Anna Caballé Masforroll
- Gonzalo Celorio Blasco
- Jesús García Calero
- José Luis García Delgado
- Pablo Gil Cuevas
- Francisco Goyanes Martínez
- Carmen Millán Grajales
- Rosa Navarro Durán
- Leonardo Padura Fuentes
- Ana Santos Aramburo
- Jaime Siles Ruiz
- Diana Sorensen
- Juan Villoro Ruiz
In order to minimize the risk of contagion and spread of the virus, the following recommendations apply regarding news coverage of the Jury meetings:
- Attendance is limited to one graphic reporter (photo or video) and one news writer per news medium.
- Bring a mask and wear it correctly at all times, covering nose and mouth.
- Keep a safe distance.
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