The international literary contest organised by Fundación Automáticos Tineo has announced nine award recipients following the jury meeting in Villaviciosa. The ceremony will take place on 21 November.
The first “Sidra de Autor” International Short Story Competition, organised by Fundación Automáticos Tineo para el Fomento de la Cultura, announced the jury’s decision following its meeting on 13 October at Casa de los Hevia in Villaviciosa. Its inaugural edition attracted 520 stories from 23 countries and 47 Spanish provinces.
The competition was created to promote Asturian cider culture through literature. The number and quality of submissions led the jury and the foundation’s board to increase the number of honourable mentions from three to six, bringing the total number of recognised stories to nine.
Award-winning stories
- First prize: €2,000 and a sculpture by César Castaño: «Patrimonio con IVA», Nathaly Judith Silva Villanueva (Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid).
- Second prize: €1,000: «La sidra no es una bebida», Azucena Fernández Alba (La Adrada, Ávila).
- Third prize: €500: «El vaso que pasaba», María de Felipe González (Mairena del Aljarafe, Sevilla).
Six honourable mentions, each worth €350, with no ranking
- «El fauno de Muniellos» — David Rivas Fernández (Galapagar, Madrid).
- «Y sidra pudiendo ser» — César David Moreno Ramírez (Mieres, Asturies).
- «Seis culines» — Ludiexis Borges Delgado (Cedillo del Condado, Toledo).
- «Conflictu interplanetariu» — Abel Martínez González (Uviéu, Asturies).
- «Dioses, trasgus y manzanas» — Ricardo Cano García (Zaragoza).
- «Media vuelta mas» — José Luis Gavira García (Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz).
A jury bridging literature and cider culture
The jury, chaired by Ramón Álvarez, brought together established literary figures and representatives of the Asturian cider world. According to the organisers, this combination allowed the stories to be judged both for literary merit and for their sensitivity to cider culture.
Carlos Juan González López, president of the foundation’s board, highlighted the international reach of the inaugural competition and the appeal of Asturian cider culture as a source of literary inspiration.
The foundation plans to publish a collection featuring all award-winning stories, along with further submissions selected by the jury for their particular interest or quality.
Awards ceremony on 21 November
The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 21 November 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at Teatro Riera in Villaviciosa. Admission will be open to the public until the venue reaches capacity.
The initiative is supported by sponsors El Mayador, Sidrería El Furacu and Caja Rural de Asturias, with institutional collaboration from the councils of Tineo and Villaviciosa, Museo de la Sidra, Federación Asturiana de Sidra Casera, Fundación Javier Guitián and Asociación Raitana.
Related LA SIDRA coverage explores cider culture, literature connected with Asturian cider, cider traditions in Villaviciosa, Cider Museum and homemade cider and cider in Asturian literature.
