Sial Pigmalión Publishing Group Explained

Sial Pigmalion Publishing Group
Country:Spain
Distribution:Spain and Latin America
Website:www.sialpigmalion.es
Headquarters:Madrid, Spain
Founders:Basilio Rodríguez Cañada
José Ramón Trujillo

The Sial Pigmalión Publishing Group is a Spanish publisher founded in 1997 based in Madrid.

History and characteristics

The Sial Pigmalión Publishing Group was founded in 1997 in Madrid by the writer, editor and professor Basilio Rodríguez Cañada, former president of the Spanish Association of Africanists and current president of the PEN Club of Spain, and José Ramón Trujillo, professor of the Autonomous University of Madrid.[1] [2] [3] The group, comprised by the publishers Sial Ediciones and Pigmalión Edypro, works with "cultural communication, event organization, and the edition of works of narrative, poetry, essay, theater, literary criticism, university, cinema, and children's books" according to its website.[4]

Every year the publishing house awards numerous literature prizes, among them the "Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer" International Literature Prize, "Rubén Darío" International Literature Prize,[5] "Justo Bolekia Boleká" International African Literature Prize, Sial Pigmalión Awards for Narrative, poetry, Thought and Essay,[6] [7] "Virginia Woolf" International Prize, "Lord Byron" International Young Literature Prize, "Anaïs Nin" International Erotic Literature Prize,[8] "Esquilo" International Theater Prize, and the Escriduende Awards.[9] [10]

Outside of Spain, the Sial Pigmalión Publishing Group has strong ties with Africa and Latin America,[11] [12] with distribution in Colombia and authors from many countries in the two regions.[13] [14]

Sial Pigmalión has carried out various cooperation, development and cultural dissemination projects in countries such as Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Germany, Tunisia, Philippines, Colombia, Spain, etc.[15] [16] In April 2015, the publisher delivered 1,650 books, valued at 35,000 euros, to the Spanish departments of six universities in Cairo, Egypt with the aim of "promoting Spanish cultural cooperation".[17]

Collections

Awards

In 2018, the Sial Pigmalión Publishing Group received the "Gold Star" award from the Institute for Professional Excellence.[18] Two years later the group received the European Award for Business Quality granted by the European Association of Economy and Competition.[19]

References

  1. Web site: Basilio Rodríguez Cañada defiende la importancia de la poesía en el mundo. www.diariolibre.com. es-ES. 17 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Sial Pigmalion – Basilio Biography. University of the Valley (Colombia). Spanish.
  3. Web site: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras – Trujillo, José Ramón. www.uam.es. 19 May 2020.
  4. Web site: ¿Quiénes somos?. Grupo Editorial Sial Pigmalión. es. 17 May 2020.
  5. Web site: El extremeño Hilario Jiménez, premio de literatura Rubén Darío 2020. 29 January 2020. La Vanguardia. es. 17 May 2020.
  6. Web site: El embajador de Nicaragua en España gana el premio Sial Pigmalión. El Plural. es. 17 May 2020.
  7. Web site: La colombiana Bella Clara Ventura, "Premio Internacional Sial Pigmalión de Poesía 2019". Fedellando.com. es-ES. 17 May 2020.
  8. Web site: La venezolana Nery Santos, Premio Internacional de Literatura Erótica "Anaïs Nin" 2019. 24 November 2019. 21 Noticias. es. 17 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Entrega de los Premios Escriduende 2019. www.madridcultura.es. es. 17 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Premios y reconocimientos. Grupo Editorial Sial Pigmalión. es. 30 May 2020.
  11. Web site: La Feria del Libro de Cali. 14 October 2019. El Tiempo. spanish. 19 May 2020.
  12. Web site: V Encuentro internacional tunecino-español.
  13. Web site: The publishing house Sial Pigmalión presents two books written by authors from Equatorial Guinea. Africa Foundation. Spanish.
  14. Web site: Túnez: Ridha Mami gana el premio "Ibn Arabi" de literatura árabe. www.aa.com.tr. 19 May 2020.
  15. Web site: Tres Culturas acoge en Sevilla desde este martes el IV congreso internacional de la Asociación de Hispanistas Árabes. 18 February 2019. www.europapress.es. 30 May 2020.
  16. Web site: España y Guinea Ecuatorial, unas relaciones siempre complicadas > Blog África Vive. 30 May 2020.
  17. Web site: Editorial Pigmalión dona 1.650 libros a varias universidades egipcias. La Vanguardia. es. 17 May 2020.
  18. Web site: Basilio Rodríguez Cañada, recibió el premio "Estrella de Oro a la Excelencia Profesional". Fedellando.com. es-ES. 19 May 2020.
  19. Web site: AEDEEC Otorga El Premio Europeo A La Calidad Empresarial. Basilio. 24 January 2020. Grupo Editorial Sial Pigmalión. es. 17 May 2020.

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