Laura Gallego García facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Laura Gallego García
Born	(1977-10-11) 11 October 1977 (age 47) Quart de Poblet, Spain
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Spanish
Nationality	Spanish
Education	Hispanic Philology
Notable awards	National Prize of children and juvenile literature

Laura Gallego García (born in Quart de Poblet, Valencia, Spain on October 11, 1977) is a Spanish writer. She is famous for her books for young adults.

About Laura Gallego

Laura Gallego García was born in Quart de Poblet, Valencia, Spain. This was on October 11, 1977. She writes many books for children and young people. She is especially known for her exciting fantasy stories. Laura studied Hispanic Philology at the University of Valencia. This means she learned a lot about the Spanish language and literature.

Laura's Writing Journey

Laura Gallego started writing very early. When she was just 11 years old, she began a story called 'Zodiaccía, a different world'. It took her ten years to finish it. Even though this book was never published, it is very special to her. This experience made her sure she wanted to be a novelist. For years, she sent her stories to different writing contests.

After finishing high school, Laura went to the University of Valencia. She kept sending her stories to publishers. Finally, her first book, 'Finis Mundi', was published. This happened after she had written 13 other books that were not published. In 1999, 'Finis Mundi' won the 'Barco de Vapor' Prize. This is a big award given by the SM publishing house every year.

After 'Finis Mundi', Laura wrote more stories. These included 'Mandrágora' and the 'Crónicas de la Torre' series. While she is famous for her juvenile novels, she also writes books for younger children.

In 2002, she won the 'Barco de Vapor' Prize again. This time, it was for her novel 'La leyenda del rey errante'. She has worked a lot with SM publishing house. Together, they have published many popular books. Some of these are 'El coleccionista de relojes extraordinarios' and the 'Crónicas de la Torre' saga.

Her most successful series is the trilogy 'Memorias de Idhún'. It started in 2004. The three books are 'Memorias de Idhún I: La Resistencia', 'Memorias de Idhún II: Tríada', and 'Memorias de Idhún III: Panteón'. More than 750,000 copies of these books have been sold.

Laura also helped start a university magazine called 'Náyade'. It was given out at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Valencia. She was a co-director from 1997 to 2010.

She has written many other stand-alone fantasy books. One example is 'Alas negras', which is a sequel to 'Alas de fuego'. She has also written realistic stories. The series «Sara y las goleadoras» is about a girls' soccer team. Titles include 'Creando equipo' and 'Las chicas somos guerreras'.

In October 2011, her novel 'Donde los árboles cantan' was published. It won the 'Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil' in 2012. She also received the 'Cervantes Chico' Prize. In 2012, she wrote a children's book called 'Mago por casualidad'.

In March 2017, she published 'Por una rosa'. This book has three stories by three different writers. Laura Gallego, Javier Ruescas, and Benito Taibo each wrote a story. These stories are all set in the world of the classic tale 'Beauty and the Beast'.

Laura's Writing Style

Laura Gallego explores many different types of stories. She started with historical-fantasy in 'Finis Mundi'. She also wrote science-fiction with 'Las hijas de Tara'. Later, she focused on epic fantasy, like in her 'Memorias de Idhún' series. She also writes stories specifically for children.

In her fantasy stories, especially 'Memorias de Idhún', love is a very important theme. Sometimes it is even more important than the fantasy elements. Her characters often show their feelings, doubts, and disappointments. They are guided by their emotions, more than by ideas like honor or duty. This is a key difference from writers like Tolkien. Thinking about feelings takes up a lot of space in her dialogues. This is helped by the passionate love triangle in 'Memorias de Idhún'. She gets ideas from other writers too, like Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Their works, such as 'La espada de Joram' and 'Dragonlance', have inspired her.

Books by Laura Gallego

Laura Gallego's books have been translated into many languages. These include Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Swedish.

Here is a list of some of her books:

• 1999: Finis Mundi (Barco de Vapor Award, 1999)
• 2000: El Valle de los Lobos
• 2001: El cartero de los sueños
• 2001: Retorno a la Isla Blanca
• 2002: La maldición del Maestro
• 2002: Las hijas de Tara
• 2002: La leyenda del rey errante (Barco de Vapor Award, 2001)
• 2003: La llamada de los muertos
• 2003: Mandrágora
• 2003: ¿Dónde está Alba?
• 2004: Fenris, el elfo
• 2004: Memorias de Idhún I: La Resistencia
• 2004: El coleccionista de relojes extraordinarios
• 2004: Alas de fuego
• 2004: La hija de la noche
• 2004: Max ya no hace reír
• 2004: Alba tiene una amiga muy especial
• 2005: Memorias de Idhún II: Tríada
• 2005: El fantasma en apuros
• 2006: Memorias de Idhún III: Panteón
• 2007: La emperatriz de los Etéreos
• 2008: Dos velas para el diablo
• 2009: Alas negras
• 2009: Sara y las goleadoras: Las chicas somos guerreras
• 2009: Sara y las goleadoras: Goleadoras en la liga
• 2010: Sara y las goleadoras: El fútbol y el amor son incompatibles
• 2010: Sara y las goleadoras: Las goleadoras no se rinden
• 2010: Sara y las goleadoras: El último gol
• 2011: Dónde los árboles cantan
• 2012: Mago por casualidad
• 2013: El Libro de los Portales
• 2014: Enciclopedia de Idhún
• 2015: Todas las Hadas del Reino
• 2015: Héroes por casualidad
• 2016: Omnia: todo lo que puedas soñar
• 2017: Cuando me veas
• 2017: Por una rosa
• 2018: Guardianes de la Ciudadela: El bestiario de Axlin
• 2018: Guardianes de la Ciudadela: El secreto de Xein
• 2019: Guardianes de la Ciudadela: La misión de Rox
• 2021: El ciclo del eterno emperador
• 2022: Stravagantia
• 2024: Todos los hombres del rey

Awards and Recognition

Laura Gallego has received many important awards for her writing. Her biggest prize is the 'Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil'. She won this in 2012 for her fantasy-epic story 'Dónde los árboles cantan'. This award, which came with 20,000 euros, was given by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport in Spain. It meant her book was the best children's or young adult book published in 2011 in any official Spanish language.

In 2011, she also won the 'Premio Cervantes Chico' Prize. This award is given by the City Hall of Alcalá de Henares. She has won the 'Premio de Literatura Infantil El Barco de Vapor' twice. First, in 1999, for 'Finis Mundi', and then in 2002, for 'La leyenda del rey errante'. She also received the 'Imaginamalaga 2013' Prize for 'El libro de los portales'. In 2016, she won the 'Kelvin 505' Prize.

See also

In Spanish: Laura Gallego García para niños