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"The first wonder" is the winner of the IV National Short Story Contest "Stories in the Old Tower" organized by the Cultural Association "Amigos de la Torre" Alguazas, in collaboration with the Department of Culture of the Local Consistory.

The author, Ana López Aguilar, acts as a special education teacher in the district of El Algar and Cartagena is one of 45 writers from various points of the Spanish geography, have taken part in this prestigious event, responding to the accurate designation of "Stories in the Old Tower" aims primarily reward creativity and literary values ​​developing a fictional theme must flow around the emblematic medieval fortress alguaceña.

The verdict of the jury of this national narrative contest was announced on the afternoon of this past Thursday, December 20, at the House of Culture of the population during the ceremony for the award, encryption 200, first prize corresponded to that being literate desert cartagenera second prize, quantified in a budget of 100 euros, not appear the solemn event presenting awards the corresponding author.

This celebration was enlivened by pianist Marina Cantero who delighted the audience with a repertoire consisting of both pieces of film soundtracks as cutting Christmas compositions.

Notably, the association "Friends of the Tower" of Alguazas, chaired by the master Antonio Matencio Orts, was founded 14 years ago by a representative group of men and women dumps well in promoting the cultural life of the town, right on giving known to locals and visitors the significance for the historical and artistic heritage of the Town and the Region of Murcia is the Old Tower or Torre del Obispo, outstanding medieval monument of that entity is named and, together with the Parish Church San Onofre, holds in the population status clearly stated regional attractions.

The Cultural Association "Amigos de la Torre" Alguazas developed throughout the years an extensive program of initiatives and events among which we can highlight the annual call this Short Story Contest "Stories in the Old Tower" not forgetting the fantastic staging of plays and music concerts, developing lectures, cultural travel programming, editing or popular works to realize the ambitious project of an ethnographic museum of great regional importance and is installed intramural emblematic of alguaceña fortress tower.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Alguazas