National Book Award for Translated Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2024) Longlisted
Layla Martínez
レイラ・マルティネス
Layla Martínez
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-01-01 （Madrid, Spain）
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Madrid
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Columnist
- Active Years
- 2012-2024
- Affiliations
- Antipersona (co-director)
- Nominations
- Semana Negra de Gijón Celsius Prize finalist (Carcoma)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complutense University of Madrid | — | Political science | 政治学学位 | — | Spain |
| University of Alcalá | — | Sexology | セクソロジー修士 | — | Spain |
Complutense University of Madrid
Political science
Degree:
政治学学位
Country:
Spain
University of Alcalá
Sexology
Degree:
セクソロジー修士
Country:
Spain
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | José Ángel Valente Faculty Poetry Prize | Cineraria | 詩 | Universidad de Almería | winner |
| 2022 | Best New Spanish-Language Author at Festival 42 | Woodworm | — | Festival 42 | winner |
José Ángel Valente Faculty Poetry Prize
2018
Work:
Cineraria
Category:
詩
Organization:
Universidad de Almería
Result:
winner
Best New Spanish-Language Author at Festival 42
2022
Work:
Woodworm
Organization:
Festival 42
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Woodworm
2021 HorrorA horror novel examining gender-based and class-based violence set during the Spanish Civil War.
Gender-based violenceClass-based violenceSpanish Civil War
Translations
- English translation (2024, Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott)
Bibliography
- The Book of Cruelty (2012)
- The Songs of the Sleepers (2015)
- Cineraria (2019)
- Utopia Is Not an Island (2020)
- Woodworm (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HorrorPoetic
- Recurring Motifs
- ViolenceImagining the futureTrauma
Legacy
Known as a Spanish horror writer, gained international attention with Woodworm.
Trivia
- Born to a family from Cuenca.
- Co-director of independent publisher Antipersona.