The project manager Maria Marín, who works for the Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform Global Health (PTI Salud Global) has been the finalist of the XIII edition of Inspiraciencia, the science-inspired short story contest, in the category adult in Catalan, with the story Desídia tèrmica.
The awards ceremony was held on 28th June 2023 in the Filarmónica Theatre (Oviedo), orgazined by the CSIC Delegation in Catalonia and the CSIC Delegation in Asturies. The winners of each category were:
Basque
Young Category
- Winner: Ainhize Puertas García (Bilbao), for “Zergatik daukagu gure gurasoen antza?”.
- Finalist: Oihane Sainz-Maza Cobos (Berango, Vizcaya), for “Hiesaldi matematiko handia”.
Adult Category
- Winner: Iñigo Legorburu Arregui (Hernani, Guipúzcoa), for “Begirada Lausoak”.
- Finalist: Leire Enzunza Atxa (Bilbao), for “Kontraerasoa”.
Galician
Young Category
- Winner: Carla Dopazo Pavón (A Coruña), for “t’”.
- Finalist: Ingrid Guldrís Hortas (Santiago de Compostela), for “Golfomusgo”.
Adult Category
- Winner: Noelia Rodríguez Ramos (Tui, Pontevedra), for “Pedra, area, balea”.
- Finalist: Isabel Pose Torrado (Ordes, A Coruña), for “A pel de Aurora”.
Catalan
Young Category
- Winner: Ada Vadillo Martí (Aielo de Malferit, Valencia), for “Visc amb un llaç rosa”.
- Finalist: Brian Bach Cos (Cambrils, Tarragona), for “Les creus”.
Adult Category
- Winner: Xavier Cardús i Lleida (Barcelona), for “Intel·ligències”.
- Finalist: María Marín Vilar (Barcelona), for “Desídia tèrmica”.
Spanish
Young Category
- Winner: Xavier Cardús i Lleida (Valencia), for “Bucle”.
- Finalist: Ignacio Tosar Bacarizo (A Coruña), for “Azul sobre fondo rojo”.
Adult Category
- Winner: Lydia Gallego Sánchez-Toril (Monreal del Campo, Teruel), for “Inmortalis”.
- Finalist: Sara Redondo Vázquez (Madrid), for “Huelga de cerilleras”.