Antonio Yáñez Casal

Category: Writer
Birth Date: In 1959
Birth Place: Ferrol (A Coruña)
 Work & Activities

He published the following books: “Don Cosme e o telegrama amarelo”, O Trolebús Collection, Casals, Barcelona, 2004; “Crisóstomo o alifáfaro”, Árbore Collection, Galaxia, Vigo, 2006; “Natasha e Dimitri", Merlín Collection, Xerais, Vigo, 2006; “Lóbez”, Meiga Moira Collection, Baía Edicións, A Coruña, 2006, and “Viaxe a Libunca”, Costa Oeste Collection, Galaxia, Vigo, 2007.

 Other Interesting Aspects

He was awarded a prize in the second edition of “Meiga Moira” Children’s Literature Prize, Baía Edicións (2006) and in the sixth edition of “Raíña Lupa” Children’s Literature Prize, A Coruña County Council (2006). He was also finalist of this contest in the third and fifth edition (2000 and 2004) and finalist of the 20th edition of “Merlín” Children’s Literature Prize, Xerais (2005). With “Octavius Augustus”, he was awarded the prize at the second edition of “Abrente” Prize for Theatre Texts, Ribadavia City Council (2007).