Overview
- Entered under the pseudonym Elvira Torres with the provisional title No es tan fácil morir de amor, the Sevillian-set novel about class and personal liberation is scheduled for publication on November 5.
- Ángela Banzas was named finalist for Cuando el viento hable and receives €200,000.
- The winner was announced at a gala dinner at Barcelona’s Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, attended by political and cultural figures including Vice President Yolanda Díaz.
- This 74th edition set a participation record with 1,320 manuscripts after opening web submissions, drawing entries from Spain and across the Americas and beyond.
- The jury comprised José Manuel Blecua, Juan Eslava Galán, Luz Gabás, Pere Gimferrer, Eva Giner, Carmen Posadas and Belén López, with Blecua and Eslava Galán participating remotely for health reasons.