He was awarded the following prizes: Hernán Esquío (1983), Esquío (1987), Rodrigo de Cota (1987), Sierra de Tormentos (1987), Barro (1992), Rodrigo de Cota (1994) and Puro Cora (2004).
Carlos Casanova wrote the following poetry books: Hamlet y otros poemas (Lugo, 1985), Tú no tienes el cabello de Van Gogh (Toledo, 1987), El espíritu de Rembrandt (Ferrol, 1988), Un libro de horas (Seville, 1992), Versos de arte chica (Toledo, 1994), Música para cuerda y espineta (Seville, 1998) and Rostros en un lienzo (Lugo, 2002). He also wrote the narrative book El corno inglés (Lugo, 1996).
He was awarded ‘Puro Cora’ Journalism Prize in February 2004.