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Premio Planeta Names Ten Finalists After Record 1,320 Entries Ahead of Barcelona Decision

Jurors cite an unusual tilt toward fantasy, with themes of trauma, housing pressure, loneliness across the list.

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El presidente del Grupo Planeta, José Crehueras (3i), y los miembros del jurado del Premio Planeta, Luz Gabás (2i), Pere Gimferrer (2d), Eva Giner (i), Carmen Posadas (3d) y Belén López (d), posan con las diez obras finalistas de la LXXIV edición del Premio Planeta de Novela.
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Overview

  • Organizers reported 1,320 submissions after opening a new web portal for entries, the highest total in the award’s history.
  • The €1,000,000 prize and €200,000 runner-up award will be decided on Wednesday, 15 October, at Barcelona’s Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.
  • Jury members Luz Gabás, Carmen Posadas, Pere Gimferrer, Eva Giner, Belén López, José Manuel Blecua and Juan Eslava Galán will deliberate, with Blecua and Eslava Galán participating remotely for health reasons.
  • Organizers highlighted rising reading rates in Spain, citing more than 65% of people reading at least one book a year and roughly 75% among ages 14–29.
  • The finalist pool includes four pseudonymous entries and reflects broad geographic participation, led by Spain (687) and South America (378).