| Òmnium Prize | |
| Awarded For: | Catalan-language novel |
| Sponsor: | Òmnium Cultural |
| Location: | Barcelona, Spain |
The Òmnium Prize for Best Novel of the Year is a literary prize awarded by the Òmnium Cultural association for a Catalan-language novel. It has a €20,000 award for the author and a €5,000 award for the publisher of the work. It is the best-funded prize for a published Catalan-language novel.[1]
The prize was created in 2017 with a €20,000 direct donation for the author and a marketing campaign valued at €5,000, with the intention of annually recognizing the best Catalan-language novel and make it known to the public. It is similar to the Prix Goncourt for French literature.
In the first edition, a selection committee composed of the editor of the Núvol online newspaper, Bernat Puigtobella, bookseller Olga Federico, and librarian Carme Fenoll nominated 16 novels published in 2017. Afterwards, a jury of five independent members (Harvard University professor Maria Dasca, University of Barcelona professor emeritus Rosa Cabré, University of Valencia professor Carme Gregori, University of Girona professor Xavier Pla, and cultural manager Oriol Izquierdo) selected three finalist works in the first round and selected the winner in the second round.[2] [3]
| Year | Authors | Work | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Imma Monsó | La mestra i la Bèstia | Editorial Anagrama |
| Maria Climent i Huguet | A casa teníem un himne | L'Altra Editorial | |
| Elisabet Riera Millán | Una vegada va ser estiu la nit sencera | Editorial Males Herbes | |
| 2022 | Sebastià Alzamora | Ràbia | Edicions Proa |
| Maria Barbal | Al llac | Columna Edicions | |
| Sebastià Portell i Clar | Les altures | Editorial Empúries | |
| 2021 | Joan Lluís-Lluís | Junil a les terres dels bàrbars | Club Editor |
| Núria Bendicho | Terres mortes | Editorial Anagrama | |
| Jordi Cussà | El primer emperador i la reina Lluna | Editorial Comanegra | |
| 2020 | Eva Baltasar | Boulder | Club Editor |
| Miquel Martín i Serra | La drecera | Edicions del Periscopi | |
| Sebastià Perelló | La mar rodona | Club Editor | |
| 2019 | Martí Domínguez | L'esperit del temps | Edicions Proa |
| Jordi Lara | Sis nits d'agost | Edicions de 1984 | |
| Irene Solà | Canto jo i la muntanya balla | Editorial Anagrama | |
| 2018 | Marta Orriols | Aprendre a parlar amb les plantes | Edicions del Periscopi |
| Melcior Comas | Sobre la terra impura | Edicions Proa | |
| Pere Joan Martorell | La memòria de l'oracle | Edicions del 1984 | |
| 2017 | Raül Garrigasait | Els estranys | Edicions del 1984 |
| Maria Guasch | Els fills de Llacuna Park | L'Altra Editorial | |
| Vicenç Pagès i Jordà | Robinson | Empúries |