"There is a very clear example regarding Balearic identity, which is repeated a handful of times even in the Nueva Planta Decrees," recounts Gabriel Ensenyat (Andratx, 1961), author of the essay Balearic Roots? The Balearic Subterfuge, winner of City of Manacor Award From the essay by Antoni Maria Alcover. "When one island ran out of wheat one year, they would ask another, using the excuse that they were part of the same kingdom and had to help each other. And if the other island didn't want to share, it would reply that each island would go its own way. Years later, however, the tables were turned, and the islands exchanged arguments. 'Isn't it vaporous?' he adds, laughing.

Just half a minute of talking to Júlia Febrer (San Juan, 1998) is enough to know that, although Inocidal root This is his first published book of poems; poetry is an essential, inseparable, defining part of his life. The jury of the Miquel Àngel Riera City of Manacor Poetry Prize highlighted "a surprising linguistic work," a quality derived from the profound respect, and also the devotion, that Febrer feels for words.

Although it is being published now, Joan Pons Bover's (Santanyí, 1972) latest novel has been a lifelong endeavor. Inspired by his family's true story, As you wish, brothers, that I sing, Maria Antònia Oliver City of Manacor Novel Prize 2025, It is a historical journey through the memory of two brothers, sons of a teacher purged by the Franco regime.

He has been a professional writer for over 15 years, has received numerous awards, and has published more than 40 books. Even so, for Carles Sala (Girona, 1974), receiving the Ciutat de Manacor de Teatre Jaume Vidal Alcover prize for EjThe play, now published in book format, has been a relatively new experience for her: it is her second play, and also her second for adults, as she had previously dedicated herself exclusively to children's literature. The presentation ofEjThe presentation of the works by the three other winners of the literary categories of the Ciutat de Manacor awards will take place next Friday, November 14, at the Antoni M. Alcover Public Institution.