A jury chaired by Mauricio Gil Cano and composed of Josefa Parra Ramos, poet and director of the Caballero Bonald Foundation; Ana Sofía Pérez-Bustamante Mourier, professor of Spanish Literature at the UCA, writer, and deputy director of the Royal Hispanic American Academy; José López Romero, professor of Language and Literature, storyteller, and critic; and Evaristo Babé Romero, president of the Regulatory Council of Brandy de Jerez, decided to award the following prizes at the 11th “Cardenal Mendoza” International Microfiction Contest:
First prize: “Jaque de coz,” created by Jorge Accame of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Second prize: “Loba de mar,” created by Miguel Ángel Escudero Eble, from Madrid.
Third prize: “(Irrational) Declaration of Love and Wine in an Elevator,” by Miguel Barreras Alconchel, a resident of Valderrobres (Teruel).
Cardenal Mendoza Non Plus Ultra mention: “Madera vieja,” originally by Agustín Celis Sánchez, from Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz).
A total of 1,737 entries were submitted to the competition from thirty-one countries: Spain, Germany, Austria, Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, the United States of America, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United Kingdom, the Dominican Republic, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
In Jerez de la Frontera, October 24, 2022.
