Pilar Burgués Monserrat

Pilar Burgués Monserrat (born Escaldes, 1958) is an Andorran short story writer. She worked on the literary review Ex-libris Casa Bauró, and at the National Library of Andorra on the bibliography and publication catalogue of the government of Andorra, producing some publications which became standard references. She has published two collections of short stories, and was awarded the Àgora Cultura Prize in 2022.

Life Monserrat comes from a family of doctors, and was born in 1958 in Escaldes-Engordany. Her parents are from the Matarraña region originally. As a student she participated in archeological excavations at Sant Vicenç d'Enclar, led by Xavier Llovera and Jordi Guillament. There she worked on the literary review Ex-libris Casa Bauró, and on the bibliography and publication catalogue of the government of Andorra, producing some publications which became standard references. She published her first stories in the review Portella. Andorra, lletres, arts, and has since seen her work published in a variety of other works, such as l’Església de les Valls and the Annals de l'Institut d'Estudis Andorrans.

She was awarded the Àgora Cultura Prize in 2022.

Works Flaixos de llum blanca, in: Portella. Andorra, lletres, arts. Andorra: Col·lectiu Portella, 2012. Núm. 5, p. 30-32 Flaixos de llum blanca. Andorra: Editorial Andorra, 2015