Ana Vidal

Ana Vidal
Ana Vidal
Born	Ana Vidal Egea; 16 March 1984; Dolores de Pacheco, Spain
💼 Occupation	journalist, poet, writer
🌐 Website	[1]

Ana Vidal, also known as Ana Vidal Egea, (born March 16, 1984) is an American-born Spanish journalist, poet, and novelist. She writes a monthly article at El País Semanal, the magazine of the most distributed newspaper in Spain. She holds a doctorate of Comparative Literature (UNED) and a Masters Degree in Journalism (UCM-Helsinki University). She got her Ph.D. at the age of 26 with the first dissertation about the playwright Angélica Liddell.

She has published three books of poetry: recently "All this space" (PUZ, 2019), and two bilingual ones "Dolores-Manhattan" (La Fea Burguesía, 2016) and "Notebook of Asia" (Amargord, 2016). She has also published two novels: “Arctic Nights” (Baile del Sol, 2010), "The dark mouth of the world" (Alejandría Literary Award), and a short story collection “The other life: 18 stories of love and fear” (Traspiés, 2009). Her first play "Two women", which she wrote and directed, premiered in 2018 at the cultural space "La Nacional" in New York City.

Biography[edit]

Ana Vidal left her hometown, Dolores de Pacheco, to study in Madrid. Since then, she has traveled around the world. In 2010, she moved to the US to work at the Cultural Center of Spain in Miami. In 2013, she moved to New York City, where she worked in academia teaching Communications and Cultural Studies and Literature. She also worked at companies such as Univision Communications Inc. and Google. She obtained her American citizenship in 2019.

Works[edit]

2019. All this space (poetry, Prensas Universidad de Zaragoza). A collection of poems about absence and the inherent emptiness of the human condition.
2018. The dark mouth of the world (novel, Lacre). Winner of the Alejandría Literary Award in 2018.
2016. Notebook of Asia (poetry, Amargord). A collection of poems narrating a couple's journey through Asia.
2016. Dolores-Manhattan (poetry, La Fea Burguesía). Finalist of the Adonais Poetry Award. An autobiographical journey through the cities of her life.
2012. Arctic Nights (novel, Baile del Sol). A novel about a relationship between a woman and a homosexual man.
2010. The other Life (short-stories, Traspiés). A volume of stories exploring love and fear.

Awards[edit]

2017. Winner Alejandría Novel Award (Spain).
2014. Finalist Adonais Poetry Award (Spain).
2012. Winner “Todos somos diferentes” XVI edition. Asamblea Juvenil de Derechos Civiles (Spain).
2009. Winner New Voices Award. Torremozas (Spain).

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