Astiberri Ediciones, National Award for the Best Cultural Editorial Work 2026

Astiberri Editions (Astisendo Grupo Editorial, SL) has been awarded the National Award for Best Cultural Editorial Workcorresponding to the year 2026, at the proposal of the jury meeting this Thursday. The prize, awarded by the Ministry of Culture, is endowed with 30.000 euros.

The jury highlighted the publisher for “its invaluable contribution in elevating the Comic to the category of high literature and for the enormous artistic ambition of a catalog that testifies to his demanding spirit“. Likewise, the jury has pointed out that Astiberri is an “indisputable reference of the independent publishing scene that has built its prestige by betting on careful formats and works with a marked author’s seal.”

“His publications address complex topics such as historical memory, war journalism, biography and social criticism.. Good editorial work has consolidated the careers of fundamental national figures with the publication of works that have become emblematic and, at the same time, has built cultural bridges with the translation of relevant international creators,” the ruling states.

Furthermore, the jury has expressed that “with a quarter of a century of history and a thousand living titles, His solid and coherent management continues to attract new audiences thanks to the variety and technical beauty and aesthetics of his books.“.

The purpose of the award is to distinguish the entire editorial work of a natural or legal person who has stood out for his or her outstanding and innovative contribution to Spanish cultural life.

Astiberri Ediciones is a comic publisher that was born in Bilbao in March 2001 and this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. He has edited works by authors such as Edmond Baudoin, Lea Mazé, Jason Lutes, Eleanor Davis, Jeff Smith, Frederik Peeters, Josephine Mark, Craig Thompson, Alberto Breccia, Jason, Baru, Shigeru Mizuki, Guy Delisle, Jason, Jeff Lemire, Yaro Abe and François Bourgeon.

At the same time, Astiberri carries out work to promote national authorship, both new and from companies already established in the environment.. The result of this work is the success achieved in the export of the works of authors such as Paco Roca, Laura Pérez, Alfonso Zapico, David Rubín, Javier de Isusi, Santiago García, Javier Olivares, Nadar, Rubén Pellejero, Ana Miralles, Alberto Vázquez, Gabi Beltrán, Bartolomé Segui, Sara Soler, Albert Monteys, Lola Lorente, José Antonio Pérez Ledo, Alex Orbe or Álvaro Ortiz.

The authors and works published by Astiberri have received recognition at Comic Barcelona over the years, becoming the comic publisher with the highest number of nominations at the show in recent years.

This Award was awarded for the first time in 1994 to the publishers Tusquets and Anagrama. In successive years, the publishers Hiperión, Alianza, Gredos, Cátedra, Pre-Textos, Castalia, Visor, Trotta, Biblioteca Nueva, Valdemar, El Acantilado and Quaderns Crema (in the person of Jaume Vallcorba), Renacimiento, Siruela, Edi2003, Sígueme, Galaxia/Círculo de Lectores, Crítica, the Seven Editorials of the Proyecto Contexto, have been awarded. Gadir, Marcial Pons, Alba, Akal, Salamandra, Libros del Zorro Rojo, Kalandraka, Turner, Trea, Antonio Machado Libros, Kairós, Austral, Media Vaca, Páginas de Espuma, Árdora Ediciones, Editorial Alfaguara, Norma Editorial, Editorial Juventud, Editorial Acantilado and, in 2025, Ediciones La Uña Rota.