Antònia Vicens

Antònia Vicens i Picornell (born 1941) is a Majorcan writer in the Catalan language.

[1] Antònia Vicens i Picornell was born on 27 March 1941 in Santanyí, Balearic Islands.

Her first published book was a collection of short stories, Banc de fusta .

In 1977, she joined the board of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana, serving as vice president for the Balearic Islands.

She received international recognition after being honored with the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1999 and the Ramon Llull medal in 2004, which she gave back in protest at the government's Spanish language policy.