Barcelona City Council

A single prize is awarded for the best collection of poems in Catalan.

This prize awarded is 9,000 euros (before tax) and the work will then be published by a publishing house specialising in Catalan poetry. A contract will be signed with the author, granting intellectual property rights to the publishing house.

To be eligible for the prize, entries must be original, unpublished, written by living poets, of a similar length to that of a conventional poetry book and all by the same author.

Only one collection of poems per author may be submitted.

If any of the poems in the collection have already been published, the author must state which ones, and where. However, the number of poems published may under no circumstances exceed twelve per cent of the total number included in the work.

Six copies of the work must be sent to the Oficina Ciutadana de la Cultura at the Palau de la Virreina (La Rambla, 99, 08002 Barcelona) or delivered directly to that same address.

The submission period for original works begins on 21 December 2023 and ends on 9 February 2024. E-mail address for enquiries: ciutatliteratura@bcn.cat