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Writers, artists, officials and neighbors to enjoy together this literary festival

Mazarrón lived a new magical night with the celebration of the awarding of the story contest "Villa de Mazarrón - Segado Antonio del Olmo."

The gala, held at Playa Grande in Puerto de Mazarrón, he cites the cream of society and Murcia Mazarron.

The ceremony was attended by the winner of this year, Juan Valero (Totana), second prize winner, Teresa Nunez, the National Literature Prize, Gustavo Martín Garzo, poet and literary critic Soren Peñalver, journalist Mowing and widow of Antonio del Olmo, María Dolores de La Vieja, the mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, and the Councillor of Culture, Education and Tourism, Maria Celeste Soria, among other authorities, artists and writers such as Eloy Sánchez Rosillo, Lola Grace , Fine Tafalla, Rafael García, the first deputy mayor, Francisco Garcia and director of the Universidad Popular de Mazarrón (UPM), José María López Ballesta.

The celebrations of that room hotel became too small to the large turnout this year attended the ceremony, one of the most crowded in recent memory.

Juan Valero, totanero teacher whom they knew most of those present, was deeply grateful for this award and said he was "almost Mazarron, because here I have many friends from childhood."

In addition to his account, "Vladivostok," is directly related to the municipality because they were mine Mazarrón which served the writer to set his story.

Also on tour mining consolation prize winning play, "Yellow Heart."

Its author, Teresa Núñez Madrid, was also very grateful and said "I have opened the door to win the first prize."

For its part, the mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, placed in the center of Mazarrón his speech and said the municipality "is a diamond in the rough that nobody has been able to see where its true value to shine."

To Campillo, the short story competition "is one of the sides of the diamond and we will definitely build this event to reach beyond regional boundaries, making it a quality cultural event for everyone."

Councillor for Culture, Maria Celeste Soria, opened the event by explaining that "culture is not easy to do," but the City will continue to push for actions that are programmed from the department get the popularity of "Villa de Mazarrón - Antonio del Olmo Segado ".

A literary contest which he said "is not just a story contest, but much more. Our main cultural event around which moves every year Mazarron society."

The Master of Ceremonies and Director of the UPM, José María López Ballesta, was greatly pleased by "how well developed this year all the events planned to mark the event," and said the same thing as "the miracle of meeting about literature. "

After the awards, the evening ended with a banquet at which attendees were able to taste sweets and design accompanied by champagne and cider.

A day earlier, Gustavo Martín Garzo made the well established conference is a prelude to the awards.

The winner of the National Book Award and the Premio Nadal made a "Defense of the fairy tale" in which he spoke of the most diverse and popular stories, including "The Ugly Duckling," "The Match Girl," "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty" or "The Thousand and One Nights," among many others.

His presentation was sprinkled with quotations and anecdotes from writers as well known as Edgar Allan Poe, Ovid or Cheterston GK.

Martin Garza managed to charm the audience with his words and that "we have been born to charm and to be charmed by others", to paraphrase the British author said.

His lecture was not only a defense of children's stories, but was also open to advice those present to "read their stories to the little ones when they go to bed," because children are reflected in these stories and also "the story is a haven where the child is clothed when left alone in the room."

Martin was delighted with Mazarrón Garzo, "a land that still did not know," and hoped the competition "will continue for many years to promote interest in the stories, because you need activities like this, involving support for this literary genre" .

Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón