Yolanda Castaño (Santiago de Compostela, GALICIA – Spain, 1977)

BA with Honors in Spanish Language and Literature and with media studies, apart from being a poet -who published her first book at the age of 17- Yolanda is a columnist in some of Galicia’s main journals and currently a co-hostess in a cultural daily quiz show in Galician TV. She has published 5 poetry books -most of them provided with bilingual (Galician-Spanish) editions- and a pair of compilations. She has won several poetry awards, amongst which, the National Critics Award, the Espiral Maior Poetry Award and the Ojo Crítico Poetry Award (best poetry book by a young author in Spain) stand out. She is a relevant cultural activist, regularly organising poetry readings and literary workshops. She has made her contribution to many written media, books with other authors, state and Galician anthologies, conferences and many readings inside and outside Galicia, around Europe and America. She has coordinated collective books, been curator in art and poetry exhibitions and written three poetry books for children. With a strong interest in the blending of poetry and other creative languages, she has been involved in many different experiences of fusion with music, performance, dance, visual and audiovisual arts. Some of her poems have been translated into ten different languages. www.yolandacastano.com