“Historias del Raval” came about in this Barcelona district in 2019 with the purpose of identifying young people with a narrative talent and interested in writing, supporting them in their training as narrators, and detecting new voices and perspectives regarding the territory (and life) which do not usually appear in the press or in the country narrative.

It is a literary competition open to teens aged between 15 and 17 to write about the day-to-day life in this district, where there is a high rate of immigration and cultural diversity. Those chosen will take part in a literary workshop imparted by Miqui Otero and Juan Pablo Villalobos aimed at reaching the final version of their stories, which will be published in a commemorative edition of the course. After two editions, the project is currently in an expansion phase and will be held in the Florida district of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.