Muriel Villanueva i Perarnau Facts for Kids

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal family name is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Perarnau; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Quick facts for kids Muriel Villanueva i Perarnau
Villanueva in 2014
Born	1976 (age 48–49) Valencia, Spain
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	University of Barcelona University of Valencia

Muriel Villanueva i Perarnau was born in Valencia, Spain, in 1976. She is a talented Spanish writer. Muriel studied at the University of Barcelona and the University of Valencia. She also taught writing at the University of Barcelona for several years.

Since 2014, she has continued to teach writing with different groups. In 2020, she received a special grant for her writing project, El refugi del Tarek 2.

Awards and Special Recognitions
- Awards for Novels and Stories
- Awards for Children's and Youth Books
Her Books and Collections
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Awards and Special Recognitions

Muriel Villanueva has won many awards for her books and stories. These awards show how much her writing is loved and respected.

Awards for Novels and Stories

1997 - Goma de Nata Award for Els Ulls de Rita o la tendresa del món. This was a diary about adopting a sister.
2009 - Montflorit Award for Novel for her book Jo toco i tu balles.
2009 - Arrelats Prize from the University of Barcelona for her story "Venia picant de mans".
2010 - Jury Mention at the Documenta Award for La gatera.
2011 - Just Manuel Casero Award for La gatera.
2013 - Valencian Writers Critic Award for La gatera.
2020 - Antoni Vidal Ferrando Award for her novel El ball de les stornelles.

Awards for Children's and Youth Books

2016 - Finalist for the Atrapallibres Award for Duna.
2018 - Carlemany Prize for promoting reading for Rut Sense Hac.
2019 - Finalist for the Atrapallibres Award for El refugi del Tarek.
2019 - Finalist for the Menjallibres Award for Rut Sense Hac.
2019 - Prize for children's and youth stories in Valencian City of Dénia for L'illa infinita.
2020 - Premi Llibreter for her youth novel Dunes.
2020 - Atrapallibres Award for her children's novel El refugi del Tarek.

Her Books and Collections

Muriel Villanueva has written many different types of books. She writes novels, short stories, and books especially for children and young adults.

Novels for Older Readers

Jo toco i tu balles, 2009
Baracoa, 2010
La gatera, 2012
Motril 86, 2013
El parèntesi d'esquerre, 2016
Rut Sense Hac, 2018
París es Azu, 2019
El ball de les estornelles, 2020
Semiidèntics, 2021

Short Story Collections

Família, 2009
La paradoxa d'en Frank Kafka i l'àncora del Fred Tènder, 2009
Venia picant de mans, 2009
Línia discontínua, 2010
Megafonia, 2012
Dos mil botons i una tassa de xocolata, 2013
La nena de les cuetes – La niña de las coletas, 2015
Estimat país petit, 2018
Sols em queda la gloriosa companyia de la vostra sacratíssima corona, 2019

Books for Kids and Teens

La Tània i totes les tortugues, 2013
Duna, diari d'un estiu. Duna, diario de un verano, 2015
La Esfera o L'Esfera: Sin alas, Las alas de Ícaro, El vuelo del Fénix. This is a trilogy written with Roger Coch (under the name Muriel Rogers), 2016.
La Tània i el telescopi (illustrated by Ona Caussa), 2016
Groc i rodó. Amarillo y redondo (illustrated by Ferran Orta), 2018
El refugi del Tarek (illustrated by Bruno Hidalgo), 2018
Ona i Roc i els tigres de Sumatra (illustrated by Julia Cejas), 2019
La biblioteca del papa Luna (illustrated by Sara Bellés), 2019
L'illa infinita (illustrated by Noemí Villamuza), 2019
Dunes, diari d'un altre estiu. Dunas, diario de otro verano (illustrated by Ferran Orta), 2019
Digueu-me Ju, 2020
La Paula i el colibrí (illustrated by Albert Asensio), 2021
On vas, Tarek? (illustrated by Bruno Hidalgo), 2021
Al fil de seda, 2022

Poetry Collections

Poemes sense punts de goma, 2011
Para no tener que hablar (illustrated by Sara Márquez), 2016

Muriel Villanueva i Perarnau facts for kids

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