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And the winners are ...

On 7 March, we hosted our first literary awards ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental Ritz Hotel in Madrid on a very special night, surrounded by prominent names from the world of publishing and journalism. The jury was made up of 13 independent representatives, who were in charge of selecting the best works published in 2022 across 8 categories. The special honour of the night went to Enrique Vila Matas, who took home the award for Best Literary Career.

Meet the winners!

BEST LITERARY CAREER

Enrique Vila-Matas received the award for Best Literary Career.

BEST COVER DESIGN

Riki Blanco took home the award for Best Cover Design for “Ceniza en la boca” (published by Sexto Piso).

BEST NEW AUTHOR

Fernando Navarro was awarded the prize for Best New Author for "Malaventura" (published by Impedimenta).

BEST BOOKSHOP

The award for Best Bookshop of 2022 went to “La Puerta de Tannhäuser” (Plasencia).

BEST FICTION IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE

The award for Best Fiction in the Spanish Language was given to Juan Gómez Bárcena for “Lo demás es aire” (published by Seix Barral).

BEST NON-FICTION IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE

Carlos Granés won the award for Best Non-fiction in the Spanish Language for “Delirio Americano” (published by Taurus).

BEST INTERNATIONAL FICTION

The award for Best International Fiction went to Canadian Miriam Toews for “Pequeñas desgracias sin importancia” (published by Sexto Piso).

BEST INTERNATIONAL NON-FICTION

German author Rüdiger Safranski received the award for Best International Non-fiction for his philosophical essay “Ser único: Un desafío existencial” (published by Tusquets).

BEST TRANSLATOR

Marian Ochoa took home the award for Best Translator for “El ala derecha” (published by Impedimenta), originally written by Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu.

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