Overview
- Queen Letizia presided at the Real Fábrica de Tapices, calling Zenda “a shelter and a beacon” for readers and praising founder Arturo Pérez-Reverte as its “captain.”
- Enrique Vila-Matas received the Honor Prize, while Paco Cerdà won the Narrative award for “Presentes.”
- Other laureates included Chantal Maillard (Poetry), Anna Caballé (Essay), Najat El Hachmi (Children’s and Young Adult), and Esther L. Calderón (Debut).
- Institutional presence was wide, with Madrid regional and city leaders, national ministers, and sponsors Ana Botín and Mario Ruiz-Tagle among roughly 300 guests.
- The program also recognized Libros del Asteroide (Publisher), José María Micó (Translation), Letras Corsarias (Bookstore), eBiblio (Innovation), and gave a special Zenda-Edhasa award to Manuel Ángel Cuenca López.