Ana Vidal

Ana Vidal (born March 16, 1984) is a Spanish–American poet and journalist based in New York.

Career
She obtained her doctorate in comparative literature at the age of 26 and subsequently relocated to the US. Transitioning from academia to the tech industry, her focus shifted towards gaining a deeper understanding of societal transformation. As a contributor to El País, Spain's widely circulated newspaper, she concentrates on interviewing women in the tech sector and examining the societal implications of AI and gender equity issues. She has interviewed influential women in the intellectual and technological fields, such as Jane Mansbridge, Kate Crawford, Timnit Gebru, or Meredith Whittaker.

In March 2024, she was awarded the Carmen de Burgos Feminist Outreach Award by the Association of Historical Studies on Women and the Vice Chancellor's Office for Equality at the University of Malaga for her article 'Late Recognition, What Good Is It?' published in El País newspaper.

Throughout her career she has spearheaded projects for Fortune 500 companies, including Google, META, and TikTok, aiming to infuse technology with a sense of humanity. A notable endeavor in this realm was her leadership in creativity for the Google Assistant in Spain, where she initiated a campaign for World Poetry Day. Following this initiative, users gained the ability to request poems by prestigious Spanish poets, including Cervantes Winner Antonio Gamoneda, through the Google Assistant, allowing them to hear the verses read in the poet's authentic voice.

Creative writing
As a writer Vidal's literary contributions span novels, poetry, non-fiction, and short stories, earning recognition through numerous awards across various disciplines. As a poet, she has served as the representative for Spain at events such as the Vienna Latin America Poetry Festival, Vienna Latin American Poetry Festival 2018, the Miami Book Fair, and the FILNYC. In the prologue to her first book, poet Amalia Iglesias defined her as "the voice of a generation," referring to young Spaniards in the diaspora. Her poem "Nosotros" was adapted into a visual format by RTVE.

La Buena Muerte
Following the interest generated by her experience as an end-of-life doula, Vidal launched the project La Buena Muerte in 2019.

She also hosts the first Spanish-language podcast about death, Hablemos de la muerte, which, within a year, became one of the most listened to in the spiritual category, achieving the highest audience ratings not only in Spain but also in Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.

Published books

 * Cómo acompañar a morir. Una guía práctica para doulas del final de la vida y cuidadores (Non-fiction, La esfera de los libros, 2022)
 * Todo este espacio (Poetry, Prensas Universidad de Zaragoza, 2019)
 * La oscura boca del mundo (Novel, Lacre, 2017)
 * Cuaderno de Asia (Poetry, Amargord, 2016)
 * Dolores-Manhattan (Poetry, La Fea Burguesía, 2016)
 * Noches Articas (Novel, Baile del sol, 2012)
 * La otra vida (short-stories, Traspiés 2010)

Honors and recognition

 * 2024. Carmen de Burgos Feminist Outreach Award for the article 'Late Recognition, What Good Is It?' published in the newspaper El País. The award is granted by the Association of Historical Studies on Women and the Vice Chancellor's Office for Equality at the University of Malaga (Spain).
 * 2017. Jury Award "Get married at the airport" at Los Angeles Independent Film Forum (USA).
 * 2017. Best Documentary "Get married at the airport" at Los Angeles Independent Film Forum (USA).
 * 2017. Best Experimental movie "Get married at the airport" at Los Angeles Independent Film Forum (USA).
 * 2017. Best Woman Filmmaker, Barcelona Planet Film festival (Barcelona,Spain).
 * 2014. Finalist Adonais Poetry Award (Madrid,Spain).
 * 2014. Winner "Premio Neurona" Festival de cortometrajes 'Ser o no ser" (Murcia, Spain).
 * 2012. Winner "Todos somos diferentes" XVI edition. INJUVE (Madrid, Spain)
 * 2009. Winner "La voz+ joven 2009" Obra Social Caja Madrid- La Casa encendida.
 * 2009. Winner Lobher short stories award (La Rioja, Spain)
 * 2009. Winner "Voces Nuevas 2009" award. Torremozas (Madrid, Spain)
 * 2006. Finalist Booket Young Talent, PLANETA (Madrid, Spain)
 * 2005. Finalist El Fungible. Suma de Letras (Madrid, Spain)
 * 2001. Winner XV Internacional Poetry award "Infant Blais" Bajo Llobregat. (Barcelona, Spain)
 * 2005. Finalist Literary Awards Murciajoven (Murcia)