Pol Castellanos

Barcelona, June 7, 1991. The son of pharmacist parents, he grew up in the Sant Andreu del Palomar neighborhood. He graduated in Literary Studies from the University of Barcelona and has a master's degree in Literary Creation from the Pompeu Fabra University. He also took courses at the Writing School of the Ateneu Barcelonès. He currently combines writing with teaching.

 

He started writing stories:   Ninety-six candles   received the Pilar de Vuit award, and Chopin al vent d'hivern , the Francesc Bru for Narrativa. His first novel, L'impostor de Viena (Estrella Polar, 2019) received the Alba award for best fantasy book for young people in Catalan. The second, L'assassina de Venècia (Estrella Polar, 2021), received the Ramon Muntaner, Alba 42 and Protagonista Jove awards. La cara fosca de les llegendes (Estrella Polar, 2023) reveals truths and mysteries behind the stories of all time.