Joan Yago Wins Spain's 2026 National Prize for Dramatic Literature
Joan Yago García, a 1987 native of Barcelona, has been awarded the Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramática for 2026 for his play La brama del cérvol. The jury commended the work for its "surprising, risky, and delirious text," which explores themes of existential and political crises. They highlighted its "coral work of intertwined stories" and its sarcastic tone. This prestigious award, presented by the Ministerio de Cultura and valued at 30,000 euros, was previously given to Victoria Szpunberg. Yago, who graduated from the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona and co-founded La Calòrica, has garnered several accolades for his writing. María José Gálvez chaired the jury, which included representatives from various cultural and literary organizations.
Key facts
- Joan Yago García wins the Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramática 2026 for La brama del cérvol (una experiència única en un marc incomparable).
- The award is granted by the Ministerio de Cultura and comes with a 30,000 euro prize.
- The jury praised the play for its surprising, risky, and deliberately delirious text that dialogues with the present from a deep existential and political crisis.
- Victoria Szpunberg won the previous edition of the prize.
- Yago is a graduate in Directing and Dramaturgy from the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona and a founding member of La Calòrica.
- His play Fairfly won the Premio Max a Autoría Revelación 2018 and the Premi Butaca al mejor texto 2017.
- In 2021 he received the Premi Butaca a mejor texto for De què parlem mentre no parlem de tota aquesta merda.
- The jury was presided over by María José Gálvez, with Jesús González González as vicepresidente.
Entities
Artists
- Joan Yago García
- Victoria Szpunberg
- Paula Carballeira
- Pablo Remón
- Guillem Clua
- Alberto Conejero
- Yolanda García Serrano
- Alfredo Sanzol
- Juan Mayorga
- Angélica Liddell
- María José Gálvez
- Jesús González González
- Paloma Díaz
- Francisco Fernández Rei
- Patxi Juaristi
- Marta Barceló
- Artur Ahuir
- Lola Blasco
- José Ignacio Tofé
- Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga
- Juan Caño
- Silvia Carmen Barreiro
- Natalia Menéndez
- Tomàs Giner
- Isabel I of Spain
Institutions
- Ministerio de Cultura
- Institut del Teatre de Barcelona
- La Calòrica
- Escola Eòlia ESAD
- Obrador de Dramaturgia de la Sala Beckett
- IB3tv
- Real Academia Española
- Real Academia Galega
- Euskaltzaindia
- Institut d’Estudis Catalans
- Acadèmia Valenciana
- Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas
- Asociación Colegial de Escritores de España-Asociación de Autores de Teatro
- Asociación Española de Críticos Literarios
- Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España
- Centro de Estudios de Género de la UNED
- Editorial Comanegra
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans
- Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE)
- Asociación Colegial de Escritores de España-Asociación de Autores de Teatro (ACE-ATT)
- Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España (FAPE)
- Revista de Arte - Logopress
Locations
- Barcelona
- Spain