Óscar Esquivias

Óscar Esquivias (born 28 June 1972 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain) is a Spanish short-story writer, poet and novelist. 

Biography 
He studied at the University of Burgos.  He was director of the literature magazine Calamar, revista de creación (1999-2002).  His first novel, El suelo bendito (Award Ateneo Joven of Seville) was published in 2000.  The trilogy of novels composed of Inquietud en el Paraíso (2005), La ciudad del Gran Rey (2006) and Viene la noche (2007) shows his personal vision of Dante's Divine Comedy. 

He published a collection of short stories, Pampanitos verdes, many of which contained homosexual characters and themes. 

He is currently a member of the Academy of Fine Arts and History 'Institución Fernán González'. 

Works

Novels 
Étienne el Traidor (2008)
Viene la noche (2007)
Mi hermano Étienne (2007)
La ciudad del Gran Rey (2006)
Inquietud en el Paraíso (2005) 
Huye de mí, rubio (2002) 
Jerjes conquista el mar (2009) [first edition: Madrid, Visor, 2001]
El suelo bendito (2000)

Novelettes 
El arpa eólica (in Steampunk : antología retrofuturista, 2011)

Collected short stories 
Pampanitos verdes (2010) 
La marca de Creta (2008)
 Andarás perdido por el mundo (2016). 

Prizes and Rewards 
2011: Award “La tormenta en un vaso” to the best book written in Spanish in 2010. 
2008: Award “Setenil” of short stories. 
2006: Award of the Critic of Castile and León. 
2003: Mention in the “White Ravens” catalogue of the Internationale Jugend 	Bibliothek of Munich. 
2000: Award “Arte Joven de novela” of the Community of Madrid. 
2000: Award “Ateneo Joven” of Seville for Novel. 
1990, 1995 y 1997 - Award Letras Jóvenes of Castile and León. 

References

External links
  Official Page

Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Burgos
Category:Spanish novelists
Category:Spanish male novelists
Category:Spanish poets
Category:Gay writers
Category:LGBT writers from Spain
Category:Spanish alternate history writers
Category:LGBT poets
Category:LGBT novelists
Category:Spanish male poets
Category:Spanish male short story writers