Neus Costa Mayans (23/12/1962), teacher from Formentera distinguished with the Sant Jaume award
2023 for his professional career, in the educational field, developed at CEIP Sant
Ferran de ses Roques, and linked to the cultural activity of the island as a member of the OCB of
Formentera, of the dance group "Es Pastorells" and the theater group "S'Esglai".

El 1979 he received the Baladre poetry prize with the poem collection "Impressions" published by the IEE
i, El 2010, the X Joan Castelló Guasch prize with the collection of stories entitled "Fora Peu" (Editorial
Mediterranean).

Moreover, has recovered and written some versions of Formentera legends such as "El gran
white bull" published in the book "Rondalles i Contalles de Formentera" (editorial Mediterranean);
“The Devil’s Passes”, in the Pitiús of the year 2022 (IEE) and "The Shepherds", to the number 3 from the magazine
Miranda from the OCB of Formentera.

She is also the author of the story "Vidres" published in "Incipit" (collection of stories by the students of the EE
of the Ateneo Barcelona of the year 2010), of which he made a version for the magazine ADN.

In the poem book "The way of yours” (EDICIONS AÏLLADES, 2026), Neus Costa invites us, with intimate and evocative poetry, to redo the paths of life: the one who runs with joy to childhood, the fact that
boldly crosses the wide streets of friendship and the one who travels through streets that the strength of
time has swallowed. All these paths are the usual ones, they are from here, those of the island. And it is in
this coming and going where poetry becomes a place of calm; the place where obstacles are overcome
that existence crosses in the middle of the path.

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