Literary award · Spain · since 1989
Premio Torrente Ballester
Spanish literary award. Established 1989 in Spain.
About Premio Torrente Ballester
The Premio Torrente Ballester is a Spanish literary award, given annually by the Provincial Council of A Coruña for an unpublished narrative work in Castilian or Galician. It was established in 1989 and is named after the writer Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. Since 2016, the award is split into separate categories for Castilian- and Galician-language works.
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Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Loli Rodríguez | — |
| 2023 | César Lorenzo Gil | — |
| 2010 | José María Guelbenzu | — |
| 2007 | Xosé Manuel Pacho Blanco | — |
| 2006 | José María Merino | — |
| 2004 | Luisa Castro | — |
| 2003 | Xesús Constela | — |
| 1996 | Xosé Carlos Caneiro | — |
| 1994 | José María Parreño | — |
| 1993 | Antonio Pereira | — |
| 1992 | Víctor Fernández Freixanes | — |
| 1991 | Ignacio Martínez de Pisón | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Premio Torrente Ballester for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q10277408 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).