Francisco Javier Zubizarreta Dorronsoro, also known as Patxi Zubizarreta (Ordizia, Guipuzkoa, 1964), National Children’s and Youth Literature Award With its work corresponding to 2023′Zerria‘.
He edited the award-winning book Erein in Basque Country in 2022.
The jury highlighted his work “for its outstanding narrative quality and compelling power of the story with its hypnotic descriptions.” reflect the human condition“, states the Ministry of Culture and Sports in its statement.
He also emphasized the “mastery of a story”. Stir and move our conscience, memory and present”.
The jury is chaired by María, general manager of the Books, Comics and Reading section. Jose Galvezpraised”perfect subtlety and elegant writing“By the writer who managed to find the beauty in the wound and turn literature into a gem for young audiences.”
The prize, worth 30,000 euros, is given by the Ministry of Culture and Sports to highlight a work by a Spanish author, written in any of the official languages of the state and whose first edition was published in Spain in 2022.