Overview

• Del Val submitted the novel under the pseudonym Elvira Torres with the provisional title 'No es tan fácil morir de amor' and receives the €1,000,000 award.
• Galician author Ángela Banzas was named finalist for 'Cuando el viento hable', entered as Sofía García, and is awarded €200,000.
• The 74th edition set a record with 1,320 manuscripts after opening online submissions, widening the pool of entrants from Spain and across the Americas.
• Jurors noted a stronger presence of fantasy alongside historical and socially focused fiction addressing housing, loneliness, communication and trauma.
• The winners were announced at a MNAC gala in Barcelona attended by senior officials including Vice President Yolanda Díaz, with minor access delays reported due to a strike.