# Premio de Novela Casino de Mieres

Literary Short Novel Casino de Mieres (Premio de Novela Casino de Mieres) is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually since 1980 in Mieres (Asturias) to an original and unpublished short novel. It is selected by an Award Committee consisting of great personalities from Asturias Literary and Arts circle.

## History

The Prize was established in 1980 by the President of Sociedad Casino de Mieres, Mr. Luis San Narciso Altamira, with a sponsorship deal from financial institution Cajastur.
Initially, the award was formed by the first edition of the novel and an economic prize of 100.000 pesetas.
From its formation the Prize enjoys great prestige and its recognition has grown up remarkably, being considered nowadays as one of the most important Spanish literary prizes regarding reputation and quality of novels. Writers from Spain, Europe and South America have taken part in the running last years.
In 1996 the President of Cajastur, Mr. Manuel Menéndez Menéndez, decided to set the prize money at one million of pesetas (about €6,000), given its notoriety and trajectory.

## At present

Currently this prize is awarded annually during a special ceremony called "Café Literario", in the second week of June, coinciding with Mieres Patron Saint's Day.
Many personalities from cultural scene attend this ceremony, in the Salón de los Espejos in Casino de Mieres facilities, and the Jury presents finalist works and the winner novel.
In fall a new celebration ceremony is carried out also in Mieres for the book launch, which is edited by KRK Ediciones from 2005.

## Contestants and award

All writers can participate, regardless of nationality, proposing original and unpublished works, from 80 to 130 pages, written in Spanish.
The Award is formed by the first edition of the novel and a monetary reward of 6,600 €.

## Winning novels and awarded authors

Winning Novels & Awarded Authors :
| YEAR | NOVEL | AUTHOR | PROVINCE | AUTHOR’S REMARKS | LINKS |
| 2011 | Helena Kín | Virginia C. Aguilera | Zaragoza | Graduada en Administración de Empresas | |
| 2010 | La Balada del Trampero Sentimental | Damián Torrijos | Huesca | Escritor | |
| 2009 | El Sueño de la Impostura | José Antonio Ramírez Lozano | Badajoz | Escritor | http://www.escritoresdeextremadura.com/escritoresdeextremadura/documento/art078.htm |
| 2008 | Cuatro Cuentos de Amor y el Intocable Absurdo | Inés Marful Amor | Asturias | Doctora en Literatura Española y Filosofía. Escritora | |
| 2007 | Galeón de Tornaviaje | José Manuel Parrilla | Valencia | Licenciado en Derecho | |
| 2006 | La Noche Feroz | Ricardo Menéndez Salmón | Asturias | Licenciado en Filosofía. Escritor | |
| 2005 | Exteriores | José María Casanovas Baile | Barcelona | Licenciado en Historia del Arte. Escritor | |
| 2004 | Lavapies Ultramarinos | Javier Rodríguez Pérez-Rasilla | Cantabria | Escritor. Novelista | |
| 2003 | La Mujer del Número Áureo | Ignacio Díaz Hernández | Valencia | Escritor | |
| 2002 | La Quimera | José Antonio Mases | Asturias | Escritor | |
| 2001 | La Mujer Burkina | Manuel Villar Raso | Granada | Catedrático | http://www.ugr.es/~mvillarr/ |
| 2000 | Mientras fue Verano | Esteban Greciet Aller | Asturias | Periodista | http://el.tesorodeoviedo.es/index.php?title=Esteban_Greciet_Aller https://web.archive.org/web/20120328113455/http://www.escritoresdeturismo.com/docs/socios/fichas/esteban_greciet_aller.php |
| 1999 | Queda la Memoria | Luis Rodríguez Muñoz | Madrid | Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales | |
| 1998 | Babel | José Luis Mediavilla | Burgos | Médico. Doctor en Neurología y Psiquiatría. Académico de la Real Academia de Medicina de Asturias-León | https://web.archive.org/web/20120328113448/http://www.rampra.org/PDF/Jose%20Luis%20Mediavilla%20Ruiz.pdf |
| 1997 | Como Pez en la Arena | Patricia Mateo Anula | Cuenca | Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información | |
| 1996 | Soledad de Entonces | Domingo Henares Martínez | Albacete | Catedrático de Literatura | |
| 1995 | Retablo de la Glorieta | Mariano Tudela | La Coruña | Periodista. Guionista | |
| 1994 | Tardes de Chocolate | Raúl Torres Herreros | Cuenca | Periodista. Novelista | http://mcnbiografias.com/app-bio/do/show?key=torres-herreros-raul |
| 1993 | Memorias de un Seductor | Alfredo Macías Macías | Huelva | Periodista. Novelista. Publicista | http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/opencms/export/bibliotecas/bibhuelva/informlocal/autores/alfredoMacias.html |
| 1992 | La Pólvora y la Sangre | Óscar Muñíz | Asturias | Abogado. Escritor. Historiador | |
| 1991 | Un Viaje Diabólico | Ernesto Salanova Matas | Asturias | Abogado. Historiador. Novelista | |
| 1990 | Llanto en Isla Negra | José Manuel Costas Goberna | Pontevedra | Catedrático de Historia en Salamanca | |
| 1989 | Entre las Ruinas | Blas Parra Díaz | Valencia | Director General Del Archivo Municipal de Valencia | |
| 1988 | El Paso de Faes | José Ignacio Gracia Noriega | Asturias | Novelista. Biógrafo premiado. Ensayista. Columnista | |
| 1987 | Fuentes Fugitivas | Meliano Peraile | Cuenca | Crítico de actualidad | https://web.archive.org/web/20120213140654/http://www.ateneocultural1mayo.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=120&Itemid=177 |
| 1986 | Diálogo del Éxodo | Luis Fernández Roces | Asturias | Escritor. Titulado ATS | http://www.vivirasturias.com/asturias/langreo/fernandez-roces-jose-luis/es |
| 1985 | Reencuentro | Teresa Barbero | Ávila | Novelista premiada. Documentalista del INI | |
| 1984 | La Ternura del Dragón | Ignacio Martínez de Pisón | Zaragoza | Licenciado. Columnista del Diario ABC en Madrid | |
| 1983 | Los Amantes del Sol Poniente | Ramón Hernández | Madrid | Ingeniero de Montes. Escritor | http://www.aache.com/alcarrians/hernandez.htm |
| 1982 | El Sueño de la Razón | Francisco González Orejas | Asturias | Periodista. Ejecutivo de TVE del Principado de Asturias | |
| 1981 | La Escalera en el Aire | Andrés Quintanilla Buey | Valladolid | Crítico de Teatro. Escritor | |
| 1980 | Viage de los Cavalleros sin Rostro | Eduardo Méndez Riestra | Asturias | Escritor. Novelista | http://el.tesorodeoviedo.es/index.php?title=Eduardo_M%C3%A9ndez_Riestra |