Overview
- Organizers Patrimonio Nacional and the University of Salamanca announced Siles as the XXXV laureate on May 26, 2026, chosen by a jury drawn from Spain’s major cultural institutions.
- The jury praised Siles as an "artista total" whose work mixes concise lyrical form with philosophical reflection and draws on his background in classical philology and translation.
- The prize package includes €42,100, an antological volume of his poetry, university-led jornadas (academic sessions) and a commissioned study of his work to be published by the University of Salamanca.
- A formal ceremony to present the award is planned for the last quarter of 2026 and will be presided over by Queen Sofía, according to the organizers.
- Siles, born in Valencia in 1951 and associated with the Novísimos generation, has combined a long academic career with a body of poetry and translations that critics and the jury say have shaped contemporary Spanish letters.