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José Miguel Vilar-Bou

José Miguel Vilar-Bou (born April 5, 1979, Alfafar, Valencia) is a contemporary Spanish novelist, short story writer, and journalist, specializing in horror fiction, science-fiction and fantasy. His work has been awarded with several prizes in literary competitions. His novel Alarido de Dios [The Cry of God] was a finalist for the Awards Celsius 2010[1] and his short story "El laberinto de la araña" ["The Spider's Labyrinth"] received in the same year the Nocte Award for the best Spanish horror story.[2] In the Spanish Historia natural de los cuentos de miedo [Natural History of the Weird Tales], because of the "expeditious and accurate in its proposal", critic José L. Fernández Arellano mentioned this author's story "La luz encendida"[3] as leading among the young writers' of the genre of horror in Spain.[4]

José Miguel Vilar-Bou
Vilar-Bou in Scotland, 2010
Vilar-Bou in Scotland, 2010
Born (1979-04-05) April 5, 1979 (age 45)
Valencia, Spain
OccupationWriter, journalist
GenreHorror, Science-fiction
Notable worksEl alarido de Dios, Cuentos inhumanos
Website
vilarbou.com

Biography

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Vilar-Bou has lived in Italy, Belgium, Serbia, and London. As a journalist he has worked for several magazines and media, especially in the fields of events and current affairs, covering topics such as the war in the Balkans, drug trafficking and violent far-right groups. He worked in the newspaper El Mundo, in the edition of Valencia, into the section of events and courts, which, says the writer, deeply marked his literature; he also worked in the newspapers Diario de Valencia and Levante, especially on social issues. He also collaborated in the magazine Babylon, and the Babylon Radio program of Radio Exterior de España, Radio Nacional de España (RNE), and Agencia EFE.[5] He has also occasionally written for the newspaper El País and, today, usually in eldiario.es.[6]

Vilar-Bou has published primarily novels and stories generally of fantastic subject. His works have appeared in various magazines and anthologies, as Calabazas en el Trastero, EP3 y El Viajero (El País), Galaxia, Babylon Magazine, Historias asombrosas... His stories have been translated into English and Serbian.[7]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Los navegantes (Grupo Ajec, 2007)
  • Alarido de Dios (Equipo Sirius, Madrid, 2009)

Collections

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  • La quietud que precede (Ed. Diputación de Badajoz, 2009)
  • Cuentos inhumanos (Ed. Saco de huesos, Valladolid, 2010)

Travelogues

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  • Diario de un músico callejero (Ed. Renacimiento – Espuela de Plata, Sevilla, 2013)

Short stories in anthologies/reviews

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Awards

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  • Nominated "Premio Ignotus" for Best Novelː Los navegantes (2008).[9]
  • Winner "Premio Nocte" for Best Short Storyː "El laberinto de la araña" (2010).[10]
  • Nominated "Premio Ignotus" for Best Novelː Alarido de Dios (2010).[11]
  • Nominated "Premio Celsius" of the Semana Negra de Gijón, for Best Fantasy Novelː Alarido de Dios (2010).[12]
  • Nominated "Premio Xatafi-Cyberdark", for Best Fantasy Novelː Alarido de Dios (2010).[13]
  • Winner "Premio Nosferatu" for Short Story Most Voted by Readers of the Anthology Calabazas en el Trasteroː "El laberinto de la araña" (2009).[14]
  • Nominated "Concurso Irreverentes" for Best Novel (2009).[15][16]
  • Winner Second Prize "Concurso de Cuentos Ilustrados" Diputación de Badajoz for Best Short Storyː "La quietud que precede" (2009).[17][18]
  • Winner "Concurso de relatos de La Semana del Estudiante", CEU for Best Short Story (2002).

References

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  1. ^ "Finalistas Premio Celsius 2010". Axxón. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Premios Nocte". Asociación Nocte. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Vilar-Bou; et al. (2010). Aquelarre. Antología del cuento de terror español actual (1 ed.). Madrid: Salto de Página. pp. 381–9. ISBN 978-84-15065-02-9.
  4. ^ Llopis, Rafael; Fernández Arellano, José Luis (2013). Historia natural de los cuentos de miedo (1 ed.). Madrid: Fuentetaja Ediciones. pp. 344–5. ISBN 978-84-95079-38-1.
  5. ^ Vilar-Bou, José Miguel (October 17, 2015). "El valón, la lengua olvidada de Bélgica". www.efe.com. Agencia EFE. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "José Miguel Vilar-Bou in eldiario.es". eldiario.es. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Vilar-Bou, José Miguel (2010). "Semblanza del autor". Cuentos inhumanos (1 ed.). Valladolid: Saco de Huesos. p. 131. ISBN 978-84-937457-2-1.
  8. ^ op. cit.
  9. ^ "Finalistas Premio Ignotus 2008". Ciencia-ficcion.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  10. ^ "Premios Nocte". Asociación Nocte.
  11. ^ "Reseña de "Diario de un músico callejero"". Iberlibro. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  12. ^ Ibíd.
  13. ^ "Finalistas V Premios Xatafi-Cyberdark". Culturamas. November 4, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "Premios Nosferatu". Saco de Huesos Ediciones. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  15. ^ "Reseña de "Cuentos inhumanos"". Saco de Huesos Ediciones. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  16. ^ "Concurso Irreverentes de novela". Ediciones Irreverentes. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  17. ^ "Concurso de Cuentos Ilustrados de Badajoz, 2009". laprovincia.es. March 27, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  18. ^ ""En busca de lo imposible" en Concurso de Cuentos Ilustrados". laspronvincias.es. January 30, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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