Karmele Jaio

Karmele Jaio
Karmele Jaio (2016)
Karmele Jaio (2016)
BornMarch 19, 1970
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Occupation
  • writer
  • journalist
LanguageBasque
Alma materUniversity of the Basque Country
Genre
  • novels
  • short stories
  • poetry
Notable works
  • Amaren eskuak
  • Aitaren etxea
Website
karmelejaio.com

Karmele Jaio Eiguren (Vitoria-Gasteiz, March 19, 1970) is a Basque writer and journalist whose works have been translated into Catalan, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. She is the recipient of multiple awards for Amaren eskuak (2006, Elkar) and Aitaren etxea and (Elkar, 2019).

Early life and education

Karmele Jaio Eiguren was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, in 1970.[1]

She graduated in Information Sciences in 1993–94 from the University of the Basque Country.[1]

Career

Karmele Jaio (2019 video by Ahotsak.eus)

Since graduation, she has worked in various media outlets. She has been head of communications for the Euskalgintza Elkarlanean Foundation or head of communications for Emakunde [eu] (Basque Women's Institute). She occasionally publishes columns in media such as Diario de Noticias de Álava [es], Noticias de Gipuzkoa [es], and Deia.[1]

She has published stories, novels and poetry. Some of her stories have been adapted for the theatre: director Ramón Barea directed the play Ecografías in 2010, based on the author's story of the same name. Her stories have been published in numerous anthologies and her works have been translated into Catalan, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. Since July 2015, she has been a corresponding academic of Euskaltzaindia, the Royal Academy of the Basque Language.[2]

Selected works

Poetry collections

  • Orain hilak ditugu (2015, Elkar). ISBN 8490273995

Short stories

  • Published in Spanish as, Heridas crónicas (2010, Ttarttalo). ISBN 8498432251

Novels

  • Amaren eskuak (2006, Elkar). Published in Spanish as Las manos de mi madre, (Ttarttalo, 2008). ISBN 8497833422
  • Musika airean (2010, Elkar). Published in Spanish as Música en el aire (Ttarttalo, 2013). ISBN 8497837320
  • Aitaren etxea  (Elkar, 2019). La casa del padre (Destino, 2020). My father's house (Dedalus Ltd., 2023). ISBN 9788490278444

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c "Karmele Jaio" (PDF) (in Spanish). ARTIUM – Biblioteca y Centro de Documentación. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Euskaltzaindia nombra 6 nuevos académicos correspondientes" [Euskaltzaindia appoints 6 new corresponding academics] (in Spanish). EITB.
  3. ^ Jaio, Karmele (2004). "Hamabost zauri" [Fifteen Wounds]. www.elkarargitaletxea.eus (in Basque). Elkar – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Jaio, Karmele. "Zu bezain ahul" [As weak as you]. www.elkarargitaletxea.eus (in Basque). Elkar – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Beterriko Liburua saria, Karmele Jaioren 'Amaren eskuak'-entzat" [Beterri Book Award, for Karmele Jaio's 'Mother's hands'] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 2007-05-11.
  6. ^ a b c Jaio, Karmele. "Lur hiztegi entziklopedikoa Kultura eta Hizkuntza Politika Saila" [Land encyclopedic dictionary Culture and Linguistic Policy Department]. euskara.euskadi.eus (in Basque).
  7. ^ a b "Karmele Jaiok irabazi du 2019ko 111 Akademiaren Saria" [Karmele Jaio has won the 2019 111 Academy Award] (in Basque). Erredakzioa. 2020-05-08.
  8. ^ "Euskara – Lehiaketak – Ezekiel Etxebarria Saria" [Basque - Competitions - Ezekiel Etxebarria Award]. ermua.es.
  9. ^ "ERMUA / Karmele Jaio recibe el premio Ezekiel Etxebarria" [ERMUA / Karmele Jaio receives the Ezekiel Etxebarria award] (PDF). El Correo.
  10. ^ "Iñigo". Berria (in Basque). Astiz. 9 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Jaio, Astiz eta Asiain saritu dituzte Euskadi Literatura Sarietan" [Jaio, Astiz, and Asiain have been awarded in the Basque Literature Awards]. Berria (in Basque).