Ramón Mas Baucells

Invitado de Honor

Ramon Mas Baucells, born in Sant Julià de Vilatorta in 1982, is one of the founders of the Males Herbes publishing house. He has published the novels Crònica d’un delicte menor (L’Albí, 2012), Afores (Edicions de 1984, 2017), Estigmes (Edicions de 1984, 2019) and L’endemà de la teràpia (Edicions de 1984, 2020), the poetry collection Òsties (AdiA Edicions, 2017) and an essay on the Catalan literary canon, Inventari d’afinitats (Periscopi, 2023), as well as a handful of short stories and articles found in various publications. He also writes lyrics and sings with bands including Daltabaix, Matagalls and FP.

Other activities involving the participant:

Friendship

Miqui Otero

Invitado de Honor

Miqui Otero (Barcelona, 1980) made his début with the acclaimed novel Hilo musical (Background Music) (2010), winner of the FNAC New Talent Prize. He followed this two years later with La cápsula del tiempo (The Time Capsule) (2012), named Book of the Year by Rockdelux. He has been a regular contributor to El País and the Cultura/s supplement of La Vanguardia and currently writes a column for El Periódico. He also teaches journalism and literature at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. With Rayos (Rays) (2016), hailed by critics as the new ‘great Barcelona novel’, he established himself as one of the leading voices in contemporary Spanish literature. His ambitious novel Simón (2020) won the Ojo Crítico Prize, was shortlisted for the Dulce Chacón Prize, appeared on numerous year‑end best‑books lists and confirmed his standing with both critics and readers. The novel is currently being adapted for the screen and has been translated into several languages. Orquesta (Orchestra) (Alfaguara, 2023) is his most recent work.

Other activities involving the participant:

Barcelona and the perspective of two generations