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🇦🇷🇪🇸 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝟭 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀 PublishNews ES reports, in an article by Lorenzo Herrero, that Argentine author Samanta Schweblin has won the first edition of the Aena Hispano-American Narrative Prize for her short story collection El buen mal (Seix Barral, 2025). The €1 million award places the newly created prize at the same financial level as the Planeta Prize, which is awarded to unpublished fiction manuscripts. The jury, chaired by Rosa Montero, announced the decision at a ceremony held at the Museu Marítim de Barcelona. Finalists Enrique Vila-Matas, Héctor Abad Faciolince and Nona Fernández each received €30,000. The jury highlighted Schweblin’s ability to “depict new worlds” and move along “the boundary between the possible and the impossible” with a style of “disturbing beauty.” Schweblin thanked her family and acknowledged her Spanish and Argentine editors as well as her literary agent, describing the recognition as unusual for short story writers in a prize landscape largely focused on novels. Maurici Lucena, CEO of Aena, said the prize reflects the company’s commitment to cultural patronage, while noting mixed reactions since its announcement. The organization will also invest more than €1 million in acquiring copies of the finalists’ works, as questions remain regarding the prize’s future continuity and structure. https://lnkd.in/dJ-9kjvg #Publishing #Literature #Books #Awards #Spain #Argentina #SamantaSchweblin #LiteraryPrizes #HispanicLiterature #BookIndustry #CulturalPolicy #SeixBarral