Edebé Children's and Young Adult's Literature Award
Supporting Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Literature for Over 30 Years
Since 1993, our publishing house has proudly organized a literary award aimed at enriching the landscape of children’s and young adult literature. Participation is entirely anonymous, and the jury is composed of esteemed external professionals specializing in this literary field.
We are proud of our jury’s intuition, and we will never tire of saying it. Some of the best examples of their keen judgment include the winner of the first edition in the Young Adult category: a then-unknown Carlos Ruiz Zafón, who, at just 28 years old, won the award with El Príncipe de la Niebla. Additionally, three works that received the Edebé Award later went on to win the National award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, confirming their status as exceptional works in their genre: La isla de Bowen by César Mallorquí, Palabras envenenadas by Maite Carranza, and El efecto Frankenstein by Elia Barceló.
But the influence of the Edebé Award does not stop at our borders: there have already been more than 167 international editions of the awarded books, with translations in 25 countries and into 22 different languages, ranging from German, French, Italian, or Portuguese to Persian, Hebrew, Chinese, or Korean. Among these translations, two standout examples are the 2013 Children's category winner, Musgo by David Cirici, which was also honored with the prestigious Premio Strega Ragazzi 2017, and Palabras envenenadas by Maite Carranza, published in 16 countries.
The Edebé Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature began its journey in 1993 and has become a key reference among authors, both for the literary quality of the works and the prestige of the writers awarded in previous editions.
The Edebé Award has become a benchmark in the literary world—not only for the quality and originality of the works it celebrates but also for the reputation of its past laureates and the impressive accomplishments of its winning titles.
Photos on the occasion of the XX and XXX anniversary of the Edebé Award for Children's and Young-Adult Literature
