Awards

1991	Merlín Prize: Dúas bágoas por Máquina.
1992	Runner up for the Feliciano Rolán Prize.
1993	First Prize for the Short Narative of Casa de Galicia de León: A rosquilleira.
1994	O Barco de Vapor Prize: O misterio dos fillos de Lúa.
1995	Edebé Prize: O estanque dos parrulos pobres.
1996	National Children’s and Young Adult Literature Prize: O misterio dos fillos de Lúa.
1996	Ciudad de Pontevedra Prize.
1998	Included in the selection of “The White Ravens da Internationale Jugend Bibliothek of München” awards: ¡Prohibido casar, papá!
1999	Third in the Álvaro Cunqueiro Prize for Gastronomical Journalism: Repostería en Galicia.
2001	“Puro Cora” Prize.
2001	Lecturas Prize-Winner convened by GÁLIX: O misterio do cemiterio vello.
2003	Medalla Castelao medal from the Xunta de Galicia.
2003	Silver plate from SM Editorial for selling 100.000 copies of the novel “The mystery of Lúa kittens”: El misterio de los hijos de Lúa.
2003	Benito Soto Prize: Filla das ondas.
2004	“Fernández del Riego 2003” Prize.
2004	Distinguished Galician award for the collective of Dialogos 90.
2005	Pontevedra Book Fair Award (by the Pontevedra Booksellers Association).
2006	Included in the selection of “The White Ravens da Internationale Jugend Bibliothek de München”.: ¿Quen me quere adoptar?
2007	“IRMANDADE DO LIBRO. Auther of the year” Award from the Galician Bookseller Federation 2007.
2007	Finalist Prize-Winner for Premios Edición Galicia 2007 Award: Xela volveuse vampira!!
2008	“Ramón Cabanillas” Prize.
2009	Frei Martín Sarmiento Prize: A lagoa das nenas mudas.
2009	Candidate proposed by OEPLI, for the 2010 ASTRID LINDGREN Prize.
2009	Finalist for the Hache 2010 Prize (Cartagena).
2011	Galician candidate, put forward by GÁLIX, for the 2012 ASTRID LINDGREN Prize.
2011	In the culture section she wrote a piece on Potevedresa in the year 2010 (Diario de Pontevedra y Nova Caixa Galicia two galician Newspapers)
2013	“Xosé María Álvarez Blázquez. Auther of the year” Prize by the Galician Editors Asociation (Asociación Galega de Editores, AGE).
2013	Outstanding Books List 2013 Oslo, Norway. For the book O neno can.
2014	Frei Martín Sarmiento Prize: O neno can.
2015	Cultura Galega (Letras) Prize.
2016	“Bos e xenerosos” Prize. Eduardo Pondal Fundation (Ponteceso).
2017	Picadillo Prize. Dissemination of Galician gastronomy. Fórum Gastronómico (A Coruña).
2018	“Rosa dos ventos” Prize. Santiago Apóstol School. Buenos Aires (Argentina).
2020	Finalist Prize Matín Codax of Music: Lingua guapa. Cantos que contan…
2022	Prize “Josefa Fariña”. Promotion of Equality. Culture Section. CIFP A Xunqueira. (Pontevedra).
2023	Spanish candidate, put forward by Spanish Organization for Children’s and Youth Books, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Xunta de Galicia, for the HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN 2024 Prize.
2023	“Letter E” of “Writter in her Land” (Association of Writers in the Galician Language).
2023	“Outstanding career” at the Pontevedra Book Festival.
2023	Candidate proposed by OEPLI, for the 2024 ASTRID LINDGREN Prize.

Honorary distinctions

1994	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): Chamizo.
1995	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): ¡Asústate, Merche!
1996	Gold Emblem from the Moraña Town Hall.
1996	List of honours from CCEI: El estanque de los patos pobres.
1996	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): O estanque dos parrulos pobres.
1998	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): ¡Puag, que asco!
1999	Included in the selection for “The Best of the Decade” by CLIJ: ¡Puag, que noxo!; O misterio dos fillos de Lúa.
1999	Homage to the collection of work entitled Galician Letters, by the Monte Blance Association of Pontecesco (A Coruña).
1999	Silver & Gold insignia from the Cultural Ascociation of Santa Cecilia in Marín (Pontevedra).
1999	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): Ás de mosca para Anxo.
2000	Gold insignia from the Cultural Ascociation of “Friends of Pontevedra“.
2001	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): Pimpín e dona gata.
2002	Candidate for the list of honours of International IBBY International Board on Books for young People: Ás de mosca para Anxo.
2003	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): Cando a Terra esqueceu xirar.
2007	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): A lagoa das nenas mudas.
2007	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): O meu avó é unha gata.
2007	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): ¿Quen me quere adoptar?
2007	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): Isha, nacida do corazón.
2008	Member of the PEN Club since the 12th of January 2008
2008	List of honours from CCEI: Apertas de vainilla.
2009	List of honours from CCEI: La paloma y el degollado.
2009	Honoured author in the X International Exhibition of the Children’s and Young Adult’s literature in Pontevedra.
2010	Writer of the month (February). AELG – Galician Language Writers As-sociation.
2010	The Monteporreiro (Pontevedra) Public School for Early Child Education has now changed its name to EEI FINA CASALDERREY.
2011	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): Fiz, o coleccionista de medos.
2013	GÁLIX Honorary Partner.
2016	“Caxato de Avelino”. Avelino Pousa Fundation.
2017	“Godmother” of the school library. CEIP CARBALLAL. Marín, Pontevedra.
2023	List of Honours from CLIJ (Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil – Children and young adults Literature award): O xenio da cidade do sal.

* Translated by Minia Vázquez Alonso ([email protected])