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BOE-A-2026-5397 ·7 March 2026 ·orden Low impact
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Spanish authors: Call for entries for the 2026 National Literature Prize (Essay category) with a €30,000 award

The Ministry of Culture has announced the National Literature Prize in the Essay category for works published between 1 January and 31 December 2025 (First). The prize aims to recognise literary creativity and originality over mere academic erudition (First). The monetary award amounts to 30,000 euros (Second).

In 3 key points

  1. Monetary award of 30,000 euros (Second). (Segundo)
  2. In force from the day following its publication in the BOE (Ninth). (Noveno)
  3. Works created by generative artificial intelligence are excluded (First). (Primero)

How it affects those involved

For Spanish authors, the call allows them to compete for a 30,000 euro award for essay works published in 2025 (First, Second). Works created by generative artificial intelligence are expressly excluded (First). Publishers of the winning work are entitled to use the award for promotional purposes (Sixth).

Lifecycle

2026-03-07PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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