Perpignan: Prix Sant Jordi 2025, here we go!

Aimed at promoting the Catalan language, the Sant Jordi awards are aimed at writers of all ages. “We invite many of them to participate,” says Guillem Dalmau, president of Omnium cultural Catalanya Nord.
Four prizes will be awarded:
– Renada Laura Portet Prize open to primary, middle and high school students, for a total grant of €1,500 by the Departmental Council of P.-O.
– Francesc Català Prize dedicated to a poetic, literary or musical creation, awarded 1 000 € by Òmnium Cultural Catalunya Sud.
– Pere Verdaguer Prize rewarding a story for children aged 6 to 12, endowed with €500 by the Plataforma per la Llengua. “Our objective this year would be to be able to publish the text and disseminate it in schools”souligne Guillem Dalmau.
– Audiovisual Prize, for a creation in the multimedia field, around a specific theme, and awarded €1,450 by the Public Office of the Catalan Language. Last year, the theme focused on school bullying. This year, much broader subject: “What is it like to be young in Northern Catalonia in 2025? “.
Two other prizes (outside the competition) will be awarded: an honorary prize will distinguish a local writer for his career or his latest publication. A civic award will highlight an association or initiative in favor of the Catalan language and culture.
Participants have until March 14, 2025 to send their works, only in electronic form, to the following address: [email protected]
The presentation of the Sant Jordi awards was also the opportunity to unveil the poster for the Night of Sant Jordi 2025, signed Isabel Mencion. “This work was not designed as a poster but as a painting”explains the artist. A graduate of the Fine Arts of Perpignan, she has been painting for around thirty years, focusing her research on color. “In this work, I wanted to combine several symbolic elements of the Sant Jordi festival: the rose, Sant Jordi and the dragon represented on a vase, and the cement tiles, typical of Catalan houses.”