Pre-Textos

Pre-Textos (Editorial Pre-Textos) is an independent Spanish publishing house based in Valencia, founded in 1976 by Manuel Borrás Arana, Manuel Ramírez Giménez and Silvia Pratdesaba. It is one of Spain's most respected literary publishers, with a catalogue of more than 1,500 titles spanning poetry, narrative, essay and translation. The house publishes significant contemporary authors in Spanish and in translation, including Anton Chekhov, Federico García Lorca, Azorín, Fernando Pessoa, Guy Debord, Charles Baudelaire, Natalia Ginzburg, Joseph Conrad, Jacques Derrida, Cesare Pavese, John Updike, Rafael Cadenas, Eugenio Montejo, Louise Glück, Anne Carson, Claudio Magris and José Emilio Pacheco. Pre-Textos is particularly noted for its poetry list and for administering several literary prizes, such as the Emilio Prados and Arcipreste de Hita awards for poets under 35, the Villa de Cox poetry prize, the Amado Alonso International Prize for Literary Criticism and the Gerardo Diego International Prize for literary research. It also publishes the winners of various regional awards, including the Cantabria Ministry of Culture prizes for poetry, short novel and short stories, and the Max Aub International Short Story Prize. Since 2011, the publisher has awarded the Premio Pre-Textos, an honorary recognition chosen by readers for the best books published by the house. In 1997, Pre-Textos received Spain's National Prize for Best Cultural Editorial Work (Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural). It has also been honoured by the Valencian Ministry of Culture for the best-edited books in Spanish in 2000, 2001 and 2002, and received the Medal for the Dissemination of Culture from the Valencian Council of Culture. In 2008 it received the Recognition for Editorial Merit at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico, and in 2009 it was named Publisher of the Year at the Lima International Book Fair in Peru. The publisher remains active, with a regularly updated website featuring new releases, a catalogue, agenda and news. Its editorial line emphasises literary quality and independent publishing, and it continues to support poetry through prestigious international awards such as the Antonio Oliver Belmás, Margarita Hierro and Emilio Prados prizes.

Editorial Pre-Textos was founded in 1976 in Valencia, Spain, by Manuel Borrás Arana, Manuel Ramírez Giménez and Silvia Pratdesaba. From its beginnings, the publishing house focused on literary quality, building a catalogue that would eventually exceed 1,500 titles across poetry, narrative, essay and translation. Over the decades, Pre-Textos became known for publishing both classic and contemporary authors in Spanish and in translation, including Anton Chekhov, Federico García Lorca, Azorín, Fernando Pessoa, Guy Debord, Charles Baudelaire, Natalia Ginzburg, Joseph Conrad, Jacques Derrida, Cesare Pavese, John Updike, Rafael Cadenas, Eugenio Montejo, Louise Glück, Anne Carson, Claudio Magris and José Emilio Pacheco. The publisher also established and administers several literary prizes, such as the Emilio Prados and Arcipreste de Hita awards for poets under 35, the Villa de Cox poetry prize, the Amado Alonso International Prize for Literary Criticism and the Gerardo Diego International Prize for literary research. It also publishes winners of the Cantabria Ministry of Culture prizes for poetry, short novel and short stories, and the Max Aub International Short Story Prize. In 1997, Pre-Textos received the National Prize for Best Cultural Editorial Work from Spain's Ministry of Culture. In the 2000s, it received further recognition: the Valencian Ministry of Culture awards for best-edited books in Spanish in 2000, 2001 and 2002; the Medal for the Dissemination of Culture from the Valencian Council of Culture; the Recognition for Editorial Merit at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in 2008; and the Publisher of the Year award at the Lima International Book Fair in 2009. Since 2011, the publisher has awarded the Premio Pre-Textos, an honorary recognition chosen by readers for the best books published by the house. Pre-Textos remains an active independent publisher based in Valencia, with a regularly updated website featuring new releases, catalogue, agenda and news. It continues to support poetry through international awards such as the Antonio Oliver Belmás, Margarita Hierro and Emilio Prados prizes.

• 2011

  Began awarding the Premio Pre-Textos, an honorary recognition chosen by readers.

• 2009

  Named Publisher of the Year at the Lima International Book Fair, Peru.

• 2008

  Received the Recognition for Editorial Merit at the Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico.

• 2000

  Awarded by the Valencian Ministry of Culture for best-edited books in Spanish.

• 1997

  Received the Premio Nacional a la Mejor Labor Editorial Cultural from Spain's Ministry of Culture.

• 1976

  Founded in Valencia by Manuel Borrás Arana, Manuel Ramírez Giménez and Silvia Pratdesaba.

Independent literary publisher with a strong focus on poetry, narrative and essay, known for high editorial standards and prestigious literary prizes.

• Poetry collections

• Literary fiction

• Essays

• Translations

• Literary criticism

1. 1Editorial Pre-Textos official websitepre-textos.com
2. 2Editorial Pre-Textos - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
3. 3Pre-Textos - Wikidatawikidata.org