Aurora Luque
Aurora Luque (Almería, 1962) is a poet and translator. She lives in Málaga where she has worked as a Greek teacher, writer, editor, and cultural manager (she managed the Centro Generación del 27 from 2008-11). 

Her published poetry collections include Orinque (Banda Legendaria, 2017), Haikus de Narila. Portuaria (English translation, E. Cardona, Luces de Gálibo, 2017), Los Limones Absortos. Poemas Mediterráneos (Italian translation, P. Laskaris; Prologue Ch. Maillard, Fundación Málaga, 2016; Premio Estado Crítico, 2016) and Personal & Político (F.J.M. Lara, 2015).

In 2019 she won the XXXII LOEWE FOUNDATION International Poetry Prize for her book Gavieras.

Raquel Vázquez
Raquel Vázquez (Begonte, Lugo, 1990) is a Hispanic Philology graduate with a degree in Computer Engineering.
 
Her published poetry collections include Lenguaje Ensamblador (Renacimiento, 2019), El Hilo del Invierno (Hiperión, 2016; Premio València Nova from the Institució Alfons el Magnànim) and Lied de lluvia para una piel ausente (Alhulia, 2014; Granajoven Premio de Poesía poetry award)

In 2019, she won the LOEWE FOUNDATION XXXII International Poetry Prize for young authors with her book Aunque los Mapas.
 

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