Literary awards given in Barcelona
A large number of literary, cultural and editorial awards are announced and presented every year in Barcelona in recognition of poetry, fiction or plays, as well as translations, publishers, book shops or public figures who help support, promote and publicise local and international literature and culture.
Presented by the publishing house Destino since 1944, when the winner was the writer Carmen Laforet for her novel Nada. Winners since then have included names such as Miguel Delibes (1947), Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (1955), Carmen Martín Gaite (1957), Ana María Matute (1959), Francisco Umbral (1975), Manuel Vicent (1986), Juan José Millás (1990), Rosa Regàs (1994), Lorenzo Silva (2000), Andrés Trapiello (2003), José C. Vales (2015) and Víctor del Árbol (2016). The award is presented every year on the evening of 5th January, at the same event as the Josep Pla award ceremony.