Overview
- The Ministry of Culture granted Astiberri Ediciones the 2026 Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural with a €30,000 endowment in recognition of its overall editorial work.
- The prize jury praised the publisher's 'inestimable contribution' to treating comics as serious literature and highlighted the catalogue's artistic ambition and careful formats.
- Astiberri was founded in Bilbao in 2001 by Fernando Tarancón and now marks its 25th anniversary with roughly a thousand active titles in its catalogue.
- The jury noted the publisher's focus on complex themes — including historical memory, war reporting, biography and social criticism — and said that editorial care has consolidated the careers of key Spanish authors.
- The award signals growing institutional recognition of comics in Spain and is likely to raise Astiberri's visibility, support further translations and help authors reach new readers.