Yolanda Castaño

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Following a 25-year literary career, texts translated into more than 30 languages and books published in Italy, France, the UK, Armenia, Macedonia and Serbia, Yolanda Castaño (Santiago de Compostela, 1977) is one of the most internationally recognised Galician poets. A finalist for the National Poetry Prize, her six published poetry collections (published bilingually by Visor Libros) have been recognised by awards such as Spanish National Radio (RNE)’s Critic’s View (Ojo Criítico) award and the Spanish Critic’s Choice award. As well as managing her own writers retreat in Galicia, since 2009 she has been working as a cultural promoter involved in various ongoing projects with both Galician and international poets, including an annual festival, a monthly reading agenda and a poetry translation workshop.