Cándido Paniagua Pousa, writer and teacher from Xinzo de Limia
Cándido Paniagua Pousa (Xinzo de Limia, 1992) is a writer and Galician-language teacher: "O caderno de erros" (2018) and "48 horas" (2020), winner of Xuventude Crea, Lingua de Namorar and the 2023 Xinzo Culture Prize.
- Born
- Xinzo de Limia, 1992
- Profession
- writer and Galician-language teacher
- Works
- O caderno de erros (2018), 48 horas (2020)
- Prize
- Xinzo de Limia Culture Prize (2023)
Cándido Paniagua Pousa was born in Xinzo de Limia on 10 May 1992. He is a Galician writer and teacher. He studied at the CEIP Rosalía de Castro and the IES Lagoa de Antela in Xinzo and graduated with an extraordinary award in Galician and Spanish Studies from the Universidade de Vigo. He teaches Galician language and literature in secondary education and is working on a thesis on digital language [1].
Work and prizes
He published the novel O caderno de erros (Tandaia, 2018) and the young-adult novel 48 horas (Xerais, 2020). He received the Xuventude Crea prizes (2017 and 2018), Biblioteca Rosalía de Castro (2018), Lingua de Namorar (2019), the Universidade de Vigo Short Story prize (2020), the Concello de Xinzo de Limia Culture Prize (2023) and Lalín’s "Dillo a quen maltrata" (2018 and 2024) [1].
Frequently asked questions
What works did he publish? O caderno de erros and 48 horas [1].
What prize did he receive in Xinzo? The Concello’s Culture Prize, in 2023 [1].
Links
- Parish: Xinzo de Limia
- Concello: Xinzo de Limia
- Notable people of A Limia
- Famous people and sportspeople of A Limia
- Authors and artists of A Limia
- Antón Riveiro Coello
Sources
- «Cándido Paniagua Pousa», Galipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A1ndido_Paniagua_Pousa
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