Raimon Portell Rifà

Raimon Portell Rifà serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Specific Didactics at the University of Girona, specializing in Didactics of Language and Literature. His office is located in the Seminari Building (Plaça Sant Domènec, 9, Room 135) in Girona, with contact via phone (972418751) and email.

He holds a degree in Philology and maintains dual professional trajectories: an academic career in educational didactics alongside significant contributions to Catalan literature. His foundational training in philology directly informs his pedagogical research and literary practice.

Portell Rifà's scholarly focus centers on Didactics of Language and Literature, with specialized expertise in Children's and Youth Literature development. His work bridges pedagogical theory and creative practice, particularly examining how literary creation serves educational objectives in Catalan linguistic contexts. This interdisciplinary approach integrates philological rigor with practical classroom applications.

• Premi Crítica Serra d'Or (for Vull una corona! and La llum d'Artús trilogy)
• Premi Nacional de Literatura Infantil i Juvenil
• Premi Llibreter
• Premi Rosa Sensat de Poesia per a Infants (for Manual de versos dispersos)

His editorial leadership includes directing Descobrir Catalunya, serving as deputy director of Altaïr, and editing Infància. As an active literary figure, he has published award-winning novels, travel literature, and children's poetry, with Crits de guerra representing his most recent novelistic work.