Diverse Literature Award 2023

Convened by Editorial Siete Islas, Pasaje Begoña Association, Madrid Pride and Madrid Pride Cultural Festival Showcase T. Sponsored by SHANGAY and Ritual Hotels.

June 1973. After years of discrimination and family rejection because of his homosexuality, Luismi flees his village and arrives in Marbella. There he meets Tanke and Toñi, two trans women who help him leave his past behind and open doors for him. dragOn Rojo, a legendary bar where, for the first time, he can be himself.

Luismi embarks on a journey of self-discovery and fights for the coveted crown of Miss dragonThe most coveted title among drag queens on the Costa del Sol. Based on real events, this novel revives the semi-clandestine parties of the final years of the Franco dictatorship, where artists, aristocrats, and jet-set ladies chose the best drag queen in Marbella.

Miss dragon It is a tribute to those who, from the margins, built spaces of freedom and resistance in a gray and repressive Spain. Miguel Ángel Parra delivers a necessary and powerful literary debut that celebrates the memory and courage of an entire generation.

About the author

Miguel Ángel Parra Anguita (Jaén, 1974) is a multimedia journalist and screenwriter. He has worked for Diario Jaén, Odiel Información, and El Correo de Andalucía (where he was head of the Culture section, editorial coordinator, and web editor). He contributes to the magazine Meridiam from the Andalusian Women's Institute, Canal Sur TV and press offices of major events such as the Seville European Film Festival or the Flamenco Biennial.

Short film screenwriter (The cashier, Squatter Mom, Detour to Torremolinos, Espich) and short plays (Oh, my diva, Just Married, Pride S.EITHER.S.), his passion for communication, film, fashion and series runs through his creative career.