Pol·len Edicions

Pol·len Edicions is a Catalan publishing cooperative based in Barcelona, Spain, specialising in critical thought and eco-publishing. It publishes in Catalan and Spanish. The name is a metaphor drawn from pollination, described by the publisher as 'social pollination' — the constructive activity of bees in relation to their environment. The cooperative was founded by Aida Iglesias de Prada, Mar Carrera Vendrell and Jordi Panyella Carbonell. It is part of the Federació de Cooperatives de Treball de Catalunya (FCTC), the Xarxa d'Economia Solidària de Catalunya (XES), Cultura Cooperativa, the Ecosistema crític del llibre and the Institut de l'Ecoedició. Its catalogue spans social sciences, feminisms, ecology, photojournalism, comics and children's literature. It has published first-time Catalan editions of works such as 'Yo no soy de aquí' and 'Somos moros en la niebla?' by Basque writer Joseba Sarrionandia, winner of the 2011 Euskadi essay prize, and has a long record of translating Basque authors into Catalan, including Mari Luz Esteban, Fermin Muguruza and Uxue Alberdi. Since 2013 it has published Gustavo Duch, coordinator of the magazine Soberanía Alimentaria, Biodiversidad y Culturas. Other notable authors in its catalogue include Virginie Despentes ('Bye Bye blondie'), Roberto Casati ('L'elogi del paper'), Elisenda Pascual, Marta Busquets and Santiago Alba Rico. In 2022 it launched 'Som-hi totis', described as the first Catalan children's collection featuring explicitly non-binary characters, written by Bel Olid with contributions from various illustrators. It also publishes titles and collections for organisations and collectives such as the Xarxa d'Economia Solidària itself, Gatamaula, Crític, SOS Racisme Catalunya, the Grup de Periodistes Ramon Barnils, the Institut Català d'Antropologia and Fil a l'agulla. Between 2014 and 2020 it ran Espai Contrabandos, a bookshop promoting political thought and independent publishing. Its online store lists recent titles including 'Ella també hi era', 'No Sleep Till Shengal', 'La familia Random (caste)', 'Liderar al límit', 'Vincularnos a la tierra', 'En mà comuna', 'L'envelat lluminós', 'Prova de vida', 'Feti i el plàstic indestructible', 'La casa de l'amo' and '«la Caixa». Una història mai no explicada'.

Pol·len Edicions is a Catalan publishing cooperative based in Barcelona, Spain, specialising in critical thought and eco-publishing. It publishes in Catalan and Spanish. The cooperative was founded by Aida Iglesias de Prada, Mar Carrera Vendrell and Jordi Panyella Carbonell. Its name is a metaphor drawn from pollination, which the publisher describes as 'social pollination' — the constructive activity of bees in relation to their environment. The cooperative is part of the Federació de Cooperatives de Treball de Catalunya (FCTC), the Xarxa d'Economia Solidària de Catalunya (XES), Cultura Cooperativa, the Ecosistema crític del llibre and the Institut de l'Ecoedició. Its catalogue includes collections in social sciences, feminisms, ecology, photojournalism, comics and children's literature. It has published first-time Catalan editions of works such as 'Yo no soy de aquí' and 'Somos moros en la niebla?' by Basque writer Joseba Sarrionandia, winner of the 2011 Euskadi essay prize, and has a long record of translating Basque authors into Catalan, including Mari Luz Esteban, Fermin Muguruza and Uxue Alberdi. Since 2013 it has published Gustavo Duch, coordinator of the magazine Soberanía Alimentaria, Biodiversidad y Culturas. Other notable authors in its catalogue include Virginie Despentes ('Bye Bye blondie'), Roberto Casati ('L'elogi del paper'), Elisenda Pascual, Marta Busquets and Santiago Alba Rico. In 2022 it launched 'Som-hi totis', described as the first Catalan children's collection featuring explicitly non-binary characters, written by Bel Olid with contributions from various illustrators. It also publishes titles and collections for organisations and collectives such as the Xarxa d'Economia Solidària itself, Gatamaula, Crític, SOS Racisme Catalunya, the Grup de Periodistes Ramon Barnils, the Institut Català d'Antropologia and Fil a l'agulla. Between 2014 and 2020 it ran Espai Contrabandos, a bookshop promoting political thought and independent publishing. Its online store lists recent titles including 'Ella també hi era', 'No Sleep Till Shengal', 'La familia Random (caste)', 'Liderar al límit', 'Vincularnos a la tierra', 'En mà comuna', 'L'envelat lluminós', 'Prova de vida', 'Feti i el plàstic indestructible', 'La casa de l'amo' and '«la Caixa». Una història mai no explicada'.

• 2022

  Launches 'Som-hi totis', the first Catalan children's collection with explicitly non-binary characters.

• 2020

  Ends management of Espai Contrabandos.

• 2014

  Starts managing Espai Contrabandos bookshop.

• 2013

  Begins publishing Gustavo Duch.

• 2011

  Joseba Sarrionandia's 'Somos moros en la niebla?' wins the Euskadi essay prize.

Independent cooperative publisher focused on critical thought, eco-publishing and social transformation.

• Ella també hi era

• No Sleep Till Shengal

• La familia Random (caste)

• Liderar al límit

• Vincularnos a la tierra

• En mà comuna

• L'envelat lluminós

• Prova de vida

• Feti i el plàstic indestructible

• La casa de l'amo

• «la Caixa». Una història mai no explicada

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