18th Poetry CompetitionJesús Serra
Jesús Serra Poetry Competition
In 2025, the 18th edition of the Jesús Serra Poetry Competition was held, aimed at continuing to promote the writing of this literary genre that our founder, Jesús Serra Santamans, enjoyed so much.
The 18th edition of the Fundación Jesús Serra Poetry Competition took place on the following dates:
- 12 February 2025: opening of applications
- 25 April 2025: submissions deadline
- 27 June 2025: awards ceremony
*Poetry Competition over.
These are our winners for the 2025 edition:
Adult category (18+) - Spanish
Insomnio
Ricardo Pérez Hernández
Adult category (18+) - Catalan
Últim capítol i fi
Maria Victòria Also Valmaña
Youth category (14-17) - Spanish
Y ahora quién cuida el árbol de granadas
Esteban Reyes Acosta
Youth category (14-17) - Catalan
Cadenes invisibles
Sandra Guillén García
Children's category (10-13) - Spanish
Emilia
Anna Salichs Raso
Children's category (10-13) - Catalan
T’en Recordes?
Anouk Borràs Hernández
Read the winning poems from the 18th Fundación Jesús Serra Poetry Competition here
More about the Jesús Serra Poetry Competition
The Jesús Serra Poetry Competition has been running since 2008 and has managed to attract as many as a thousand poems, written by participants from more than twenty countries. Through this initiative we aim to reward the best talent, both of young and adult poetry; a mission that is increasingly difficult given the high quality of the work received.
Participants present their candidacy to one of the three categories according to their age —Children (between ten and thirteen years); Youth (between fourteen and seventeen) and Adult (eighteen and over) —, and the only requirement to enter is that the poems are written in Spanish or Catalan (a prize is awarded for each language and category). There are no other restrictions in terms of the topic or nationality. The poetry competition is not only aimed at boosting talent, but also to help eliminate territorial and artistic barriers.