Teresa Roig
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Mother, writer, blogger and columnist, Pysch-K ® facilitator, yoga and meditation practitioner, has years of experience in educational support, a lot working as audiovisual producer and few more in personal-growth techniques.
She has been collaborating since young on different publications (TimeOutBcn, MammaproofBcn, PetitBcn, Anoiadiari.cat, Viure en família,...) and has won several literary awards for her short stories, publicated in compilations. After working in advertising, currently combines writing with motherhood, and participating in respectful parenting groups, members of XELL.
She debuted in 2007 with "L'herència de Horst", recognized by critics and audience with Setè Cel Award for best narrative work of the year. In 2009 came "Pa amb xocolata" which demonstrates again her ability to interweave thriller with human stories and nearby anonymous heroes who embody universal values. In 2010 wins the Roc Boronat Price with "El primer dia de les nostres vides", which explores the portrayal of fragile human condition, consecrating herself as a new literary voice in Catalan. In 2011 arrives "El blog de Lola Pons", a funny existential tragicomedy renamed as "the catalan Bridget Jones" and in 2013, "L'arquitecte de somnis/ El arquitecto de sueños" that immerses the reader into the fascinating history of the La Pedrera and those who made it pos