Alberto Puyana

Alberto Puyana
Born
Jose Alberto Puyana

(1974-02-25) February 25, 1974
Cádiz, Spain
OccupationWriter
Years active2012 -
Notable workMatacrías

Alberto Puyana (Cádiz, 25 February 1974)[1] is a Spanish writer,[2] recipient of numerous national and international awards, and author of novels. He is the curator of the "Gaditanoir" Crime Novel Literary Festival held in Cádiz.

Biography

He spent his childhood and adolescence in the Santa María neighborhood of Cádiz, where he was a neighbor of the well-known author and comparsista Antonio Martínez Ares.[3] Educated in La Salle schools, he studied Nursing at the University of Cádiz (UCA), graduating in 1995. His professional career led him to work in public hospitals in Puerto Real, Cádiz, Jerez, Algeciras, and La Línea.

From 2015 to 2018, he was an opinion columnist for the newspaper La Voz del Sur.[3] A nurse by profession,[4] until 2024 he served as the healthcare representative for the CSIF trade union in the province of Cádiz.[5]

Works

Puyana has published five novels,[6] one poetry collection, and various short stories included in anthologies.[7]

Novels

  • El Practicante (Bubok, 2012), a satirical novel that was a finalist for the IV Bubok Literary Creation Prize.[8][9]
  • Lo que no te conté (Tandaia, 2017), a thriller that was a semifinalist for the Ateneo Ciudad de Valladolid Novel Prize (2013).[10]
  • La horma del zapato ajeno (Alma Negra, 2019), finalist in a contest organized by the Madrid-based publisher.[11]
  • Corpore Insepulto (Kaizen Editores, 2022).[12][13]
  • Matacrías (Kaizen Editores, 2025)[14]

Anthologies

  • El mundo de la fantasía (El Sastre de los Libros, 2014)
  • Relatos na rúa (Elvira, 2014)
  • Pax Tibi / Nieve sobre el cerezo (Evohé, 2015)
  • El bosque del inglés (Evohé, 2016)
  • La Máscara de Thebe / El precio que pagan los conejos al rugir (Evohé, 2017)
  • Ser el mejor de los hombres / Flores que el río arrastra lejos (Evohé, 2019)
  • Amigo mío / Las justas florales (Evohé, 2020)
  • Niebla en la orilla (Kaizen Editores, 2021)
  • La mala tierra / El tiempo en el que fermenta la levadura (Evohé, 2023)

Awards and recognition

Since he began participating in literary competitions in late 2011, Puyana has won 43 national and international prizes. Notable distinctions include the Hispano-Luso José Antonio de Saravia Prize (2018), the Nómadas RNE Award for Best Travel Diary (2016), the “Hospital San Rafael” Prize from the University of Nebrija (2016), the “Puente Zuazo” Prize (2015), the “Marbella Activa” Prize (2015 and 2021 — being the only author to win it twice), the “Leopoldo de Luis” Prize (2014), and the Mystic Literary Award (2022) granted by the Algeciras Fantástika Festival for fantasy and horror literature.

Selected first prizes

  • XX Literary Contest “Villa de Medellín” (2023)
  • Algeciras Fantástika Festival – Mystic Literary Award (2022)
  • XXXI Villa de El Escorial “María Fuentetaja” Narrative Contest (2022)[15]
  • XX Short Story Contest “Saturnino Calleja” (2022)[15]
  • VIII “Marbella Activa” Short Story Contest (2021)[16]
  • XIII “Hypatia of Alexandria” Cybercontest for Short Literature, Lleida (2021)[17]
  • XLIII Juntas Florales of Tobarra – Short Story Category (2021)
  • VIII Short Story Contest of the Castellón Bullfighting Federation (2021)[18]
  • VI International Microfiction Contest “Jorge Juan y Santacilia” (2019)[19]
  • XIX Hispano-Luso Literary Contest “José Antonio de Saravia” (2018)[20]
  • [Further awards omitted for brevity.]

References

  1. ↑ "Alberto Puyana: "Cádiz también merece que se le rinda homenaje a través de la literatura"". La Voz Digital (in Spanish). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  2. ↑ "El enfermero y novelista, Alberto Puyana, presentó su último libro en el Colegio de Enfermería de Cádiz « Excmo. Colegio de Enfermería de Cádiz". coecadiz.com. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  3. 1 2 "Alberto Puyana". KaizenEditores (in Spanish). 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Lo que no te conté, el nuevo thriller del enfermero y novelista Alberto Puyana". Noticias de enfermería y salud (in Spanish). 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Alberto Puyana, enfermero en el SAS, sindicalista y escritor: "De escribir viven tres o cuatro"". lavozdelsur.es (in Spanish). 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Tres libros para conocer a tres enfermeros y escritores de Cádiz". Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  7. ↑ "Alberto Puyana publica 'La horma del zapato ajeno', novela humorística ambientada en Cádiz". Portal de Cádiz (in European Spanish). 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Blog de autor de Leonardo Jiménez: 10 Preguntas a Alberto Puyana". Blog de autor de Leonardo Jiménez. September 29, 2022. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  9. ↑ Algeciras, M. E. Selva (2012-03-29). "Una novela con sátira y humor nace ambientada en el hospital de La Línea". Europa Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  10. ↑ ""En literatura, lo importante es persistir y no darse por vencido"". lavozdelsur.es (in Spanish). 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  11. ↑ "Alberto Puyana: "Lo más natural es describir Cádiz desde el humor"". La Voz Digital (in Spanish). 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  12. ↑ Carmen (2023-06-20). "Corpore Insepulto, una mezcla perfecta de suspense y humor". Punto y leído (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  13. ↑ Caballero, Clemente (27 November 2023). "La educación caótica: Lectura Recomendada: "Corpore insepulto" de Alberto Puyana". La educación caótica. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  14. ↑ "Puyana regresa con 'Matacrías': el expolicía Galiana tiñe de negro Cádiz con un final sorprendente". lavozdelsur.es (in Spanish). 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  15. 1 2 "Juan Alberto Puyana Domínguez gana el XX Concurso de Relato Breve Saturnino Calleja". deconcursos (in Spanish). 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  16. ↑ "Fallo de la VIII edición del concurso de relatos Marbella Activa". Asociación Marbella Activa (in Spanish). 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  17. ↑ "Un Conte del Gadità Alberto Puyana Guanya El Premi Literari Hipàtia D'Alexandria Sobre La Prostitució". Totlleida (in Spanish). 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  18. ↑ "Pieter Hildering con la Ilustración titulada "Altamira" y Alberto Puyana Dominguez, con el relato "Donde habita el valor" premiados por la Federación Taurina de Castellón". deconcursos (in Spanish). 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  19. ↑ Torrecronista (2025-08-10). "Alberto Puyana Se Lleva El VI Concurso de Microrrelatos "Jorge Juan" – Real Asociación Española de Cronistas Oficiales" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  20. ↑ "Juan Alberto Puyana gana el XIX Certamen Literario 'José Antonio de Saravia'". Hoy (in Spanish). 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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