Higinia Garay to illustrate the cover of Chejov vs Shakespeare 2020

After assessing the applications submitted in response to the public call for the competition made public on 15 November, the Professional Association of Illustrators of Euskadi communicated that:

“Among the forty proposals submitted to this call, the jury composed of Maarten L.F Volckaert, Raisa Alava and two representatives of the Etxepare Basque Institute (Kizkitza Galartza and Iñigo Cerdán), has decided that the winner of the cover of this year´s Chejov vs Shakespeare project is Higinia Garay. Listed bloe are the five finalists. “

Higinia Garay, with a total of 35.5 points

Ane Arzelus, 35 points

Iñaki Landa, 34.5 points

Asier Iturralde, 34 points

Leire Urbeltz, 33.5 points

The Chejov vs. Shakespeare project was first carried out in 2016 as part of the Donostia-San Sebastián European Capital of Culture. The project involves writers from different regions and languages who exchange letters about the challenges and conflicts in Europe. In 2019 the project was continued in the Scotland goes Basque program. At that time, eight titles were published, whose covers were illustrated by various authors: Amaia Arrazola, Iban Barrenetxea, Maite Gurrutxaga, Elena Odriozola, Iker Ayestaran, Ivan Mata, Javier de Isusi and Sara Morante.

Garay will illustrate a new edition of the project Correspondences - Chejov vs. Shakespeare to be held in 2020 as part of the Saison Québec-Pays basque program.