Jordi Cortès

Jordi Cortès (Badalona, 1960) is a geographer, historian, and writer. He has published essays on Catalan regions and has worked extensively in education, especially with teenagers. His experience in the classroom led him to young adult literature, earning the Ciutat d’Olot Prize (2008) for Les veus de la Roca Roja and the Columna Jove Prize (2009) for L’enigma de Stromboli. His most recent YA novel is La Germandat de la Muntanya (2011). He has also written for adults, receiving the Vila de Cambrils Maritime Fiction Prize for L’última platja.