Literary Awards and Institutional Acknowledgments

Year of award      Prize Name

1975 – Villa de Bilbao to La revolución del 32 de Triciembre (The 32nd Tricember Revolution)
1979 – Ateneo de Sevilla to En Canarias se ha puesto el sol (The Sun has Set in the Canary Islands)
1981 – Gran Angular 1980 to El cazador (The Hunter)
1983 – Gran Angular 1982 to …En un lugar llamado Tierra (…In a place Called Earth)
1990 – Vaixell de Vapor to Un llibre monstruós (A Monster Book)
1991 – Gran Angular 1990 to El último set (The Last Set)
1992 – CCEI to El último set (The Last Set)
1993 – Columna Jove to El temps de l’oblit (The Time of Oblivion)
1994 – Edebé for Children’s Literature to Aydin
1996 – Joaquim Ruyra to Concert en Sol Major (Concert in G Major)
1998 – Columna Jove to L’or dels déus (The Gold of the Gods)
1998 – Vaixell de Vapor to Les històries perdudes (The Lost Stories)
1999 – CCEI to Donde esté mi corazón (Wherever my Heart Is)
1999 – A La Orilla Del Viento (México) to Historias de Medio Mundo (Stories of Half the World)
2000 – Voces Eléctricas de Narrativa Musical to Mis salvajes rockeros (My Wild Rockers)
2001 – CCEI to El fabuloso Mundo de las Letras (The Wonderful World of Letters)
2002 – Abril to En un lugar llamado guerra (In a Place Called War)
2003 – Liburu Gaztea to Dormido sobre los espejos (Sleeping on the Mirrors)
2003 – Ramón Muntaner to A l’altra banda del mirall (On the Other Side of the Mirror)
2004 – Nèstor Luján of Historical Novel to La pell de la revolta (The Skin of the Revolution)
2005 – Protagonista Jove to A l’altra banda del mirall (On the Other Side of the Mirror)
2005 – Julio C. Coba International Award for Children’s Literature (Ecuador) to La palabra más hermosa (The Most Beautiful Word)
2005 – Fiter i Rossell (Andorra) to Sinaia
2006 – Edebé for Young People’s Literature to Llamando a las puertas del cielo (Knocking on Heaven´s Door)
2007 – National Award of the Spanish Ministry of Culture to Kafka y la muñeca viajera (Kafka and the travelling doll)
2007 – Bancaixa Ciutat d´Alzira for Young People’s Literature to Els focs de la memòria (The Fires of Memory)
2008 – Librarian of Honour Award, by Valencia’s Librarian Association.
2009 – Protagonista Jove to Kafka i la nina que se´n va anar de viatge (Kafka and the travelling doll)
2010 – Barco de Vapor to Historia de un segundo (History of a Second)
2010 – Ibby-Asahi Award to the best international cultura pronotion projectc for the Jordi Sierra i Fabra’s Foundations in Barcelona (Spain) and Medellín (Colombia).
2011 – Ciudad de Torrevieja to Sombras en el tiempo (Shadows in Time)
2011 – Barcanova to L’estrany (The Stranger)
2012 – Chico Cervantes for the joint efforts and commitment of the Jordi Sierra i Fabra cultural foundations in Spain and Colombia
2012 – Silvestre Vicent for Children’s Literature to El día que Gluck llegó a la Tierra (The Day Gluck Arrived to Earth)
2013 – La Galera Young Readers to El extraordinario ingenio parlante del profesor Palermo (Professor Palermo’s Extraordinary Speaking Device)
2013 – Anaya to Parco
2013 – Lorenzo Luzuriaga National Literary Prize for the joint efforts and commitment of the Jordi Sierra i Fabra cultural foundations in Spain and Colombia
2013 – LIJ Iberoamericano for the joint efforts and commitment of the Jordi Sierra i Fabra cultural foundations in Spain and Colombia.
2014. Templi Award of magazin El Templo de las Mil Puertas at the best book  serie or saga, for El caso del martillo blanco (The case of white hammer).
2015 – Apel.les Mestres Prize for El orinal de Fayán (Fayan’s urinal)
2015 – Honour Medal of Barcelona for the Jordi Sierra i Fabra’s Foundation.
2016 – Edebé for Children’s Literature to El aprendiz de brujo y Los Invisibles (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and The Invisibles).
2017 – Atrapallibres for the best book for children’s in catalonian for L’aprenent de bruixot i els Invisibles (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and The Invisibles).
2017 – Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts.
2018 – Creu de Sant Jordi, Generalitat of Catalunya, biggest catalan prize.
2019 – González Ledesma Award 2020 for a professional career.
2020 – Enderrock Estrella Award for the contribution of the History of Rock Music.
2020 – Lazarillo Award (the most old prize in Spain) for Como lágrimas en la lluvia (Like tears in the rain).
2021 – Menjallibres Award for Hores salvatges (Wild hours).
2021 – Criticón Award for Las palabras heridas (The wounded words)
2022 – Torre del Agua Award, FestiLIJ3C Festival, for a whole literary life.
2022 – Frei Martín Sarmiento Award por “Como lágrimas en la lluvia” in Galician language.
2023 – Iluro Award for a whole literary life.

SPECIAL MENTIONS

1990 – Included in the “White ravens” selection by the Internationale Jugendbibliothek in Munich for El joven Lennon(The Young Lennon).
1999 – Included in the “White ravens” selection by the Internationale Jugendbibliothek in Munich for Un hombre con un tenedor en una tierra de sopas (A Man with a Fork in Soupland).
2000 – Included in the “White ravens” selection by the Internationale Jugendbibliothek in Munich for Les històries perdudes (The Lost Tales).
2005 – Spanish candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2006.
2007 – Included in the “White ravens” selection by the Internationale Jugendbibliothek in Munich for Llamando a las puertas del cielo (Knocking on Heaven´s Door).
2007 – The Jordi Sierra i Fabra Foundation is candidate for the Asahi Award of International Cooperation and finalist in the 2008 edition (IBBY).
2008 – Kafka and the travelling doll wins the best translation and adaptation award in Brasil from the Fundaçao Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil.
2009 – For the second time, Spanish candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2010.
2009 – The Jordi Sierra i Fabra Foundation is candidate for the Asahi Award for International Cooperation and finalist in the 2010 edition (IBBY).
2010– The Jordi Sierra i Fabra Foundation wins the IBBY-Asahi Prize for the Promotion of Reading, for a project developed in Medellín, Colombia, between the Jordi Sierra i Fabra  Taller de Letras Foundation and the city Town Hall.
2011– Honorary 2012 IBBY List for Historia de un segundo (History of a second ).
2015– The Jordi Sierra i Fabra Foundation awared with The Honour Medal of Barcelona City.
2015– For the first time, Spanish candidate for the Astrid Lindgren Award.
2015Knocking on heaven’s door wins the price Fundaçao Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil in Brazil for the best book in translation categorie.
2017 – The cry of the butterfly wins the best translation and adaptation award in euskera language.
2017 – Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts.
2017 – For the second time, Spanish candidate for the Astrid Lindgren Award.
2018 – Creu de Sant Jordi, Generalitat of Catalunya, biggest catalan prize.
2018 – The Jordi Sierra i Fabra Foundation, is Spanish candidate for the Astrid Lindgren Award.
2019 – For the third time, Spanish candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2020 and the Astrid Lindgren Award 2020.

 

OTHER PRIZES AND AWARDS

1974 – Finalist (2nd position) to the Ciudad de Murcia Prize for El mundo de las ratas doradas (The World of the Golden Rats).
1978 – Finalist (4th position) to the Planeta Award.
1982 – Honorary CCEI List for El cazador (The Hunter).
1984 – Honorary CCEI List for …En un lugar llamado Tierra (In a Place Called Earth)
1985 – Finalist (2nd position) to the 1984 Gran Angular Award for El último verano Miwok (The Last Miwok Summer).
1986 – Finalist (3rd position) to the 1985 Gran Angular Award for El Joven Lennon (The Young Lennon).
1987 – Honorary CCEI List for Regreso a un lugar llamado Tierra (Return to a Place Called Earth).
1988 – Honorary CCEI List for El último verano Miwok (The Last Miwok Summer) and El testamento de un lugar llamado Tierra (The Testament of a Place Called Earth).
1989 – Finalist (2nd position) to the Vaixell de Vapor Prize for Temps de gebre (Frosting Time).
1991 – Nominated to the National Prize of Literature for Young People for La balada de Siglo XXI (The Ballad of the 21st Century).
1992 – Honorary CCEI List for La fábrica de nubes (The Cloud Factory), apart from winning with El último set (The Last Set).
1993 – Finalist (2nd position) to the 1992 Barco de Vapor Prize for Las alas del sol (The Wings of the Sun).
Honorary CCEI List for El hombre que perdió su imagen (The Man Who Lost his Image).
Included among “Los mejores libros del año” (The Best Books of the Year) by Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez for Banda sonora (Soundtrack).
1994 – Included among “Los mejores libros del año” (The Best Books of the Year) by Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez for Malas tierras (Bad Lands).
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for Noche de viernes (Friday Night).
1995 – Honorary CCEI List for Las alas del sol (The Wings of the Sun), Los tigres del valle (The Valley Tigers) andCuando los genios andan sueltos (When Geniuses Wander Free).
Finalist (2nd position) to the Espasa Humor Prize for El regreso de Johnny Pickup (Johnny Pickup is Back).
Nominated to the National Prize for Young People’s Literature for Las alas del sol (The Wings of the Sun).
1996 – Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: L’estel del matí (The Morning Star).
1997 – Golden Book by Ediciones SM for the sales of El joven Lennon (The Young Lennon).
Honorary CCEI List for El niño que vivía en las estrellas (The Boy Who Lived in the Stars).
Finalist (2nd position) to the Gran Angular Prize in Catalan for La memòria dels éssers perduts (The Memory of the Lost Beings).
1998 –  Honorary CCEI List for Retrato de un adolescente manchado (Portrait of a Marked Teenager).
Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
1999 – Honorary CCEI List for Un hombre con un tenedor en una tierra de sopas (A Man with a Fork in Soupland), apart from winning with Donde esté mi corazón (Wherever my Heart Is).
Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
2000 – Golden Book by Ediciones SM for the sales of …En un lugar llamado Tierra (…In a Place Called Earth).
Honorary CCEI List for Las chicas de alambre (The Wire Girls).
Best selling book of the year: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
Platinum Book by Alfaguara for the sales of Noche de viernes (Friday Night).
2001 – Silver Plate by Ediciones SM for the sales of La fábrica de nubes (The Cloud Factory).
Finalist to the International Julio C. Coba Prize (Ecuador) for La biblioteca de los libros vacíos (The Library of the Empty Books).
Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
Silver Plate by Editorial Cruïlla for Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
2002 – Golden Book by Ediciones SM for the sales of Campos de fresas (Strawberry Fields).
2003 – Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
2004 – Honorary List in the CLIJ magazine with Mi primer libro de ópera (My First Opera Book).
Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
Silver Plate by Editorial Cruïlla for La biblioteca dels llibres buits (The Library of the Empty Books).
Honorary CCEI List for Sin tiempo para soñar (No Time to Dream)
2005 – Honorary list of the best children and young people’s books of the year by Banco del Libro de Caracas, Venezuela (Venezuelan section of the IBBY) with La piel de la memoria (The Skin of Memory).
Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
Golden Plate by Editorial Cruïlla for Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
Honorary CCEI List for Los olvidados (The Forgotten).
2006 – Honorary list in the CLIJ Magazine for Material sensible – Cuentos crueles (Sensitive Material – Cruel Stories).
Selected among the 3 best mystery books in Catalan of the year by Brigada 21 for Assassinat a El Club (Murder in The Club).
Lector Prize, from the Junta de Castilla y León, Bibliobús Escolar y el IES de Alcañices, Zamora, for Campos de fresas (Strawberry Fields).
Best selling book of the year, in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
2007 – Honorary list in the CLIJ Magazine for Kafka y la muñeca viajera (Kafka and the travelling doll) and Llamando a las puertas del cielo (Knocking on Heaven’s Door).
Best selling book of the year (ten ongoing years), in Cruïlla’s Alerta Roja collection: Camps de maduixes (Strawberry Fields).
Honorary CCEI List for Mendigo en la playa de oro (Beggar in the Beach of Gold) and El rastro del anillo Magno (The Tracks of the Great Ring).
Honorary list in the Faristol Magazine of best 2006-07 books for Gauditronix and La gran aventura (The Great Adventure).
2008 – Librarian of Honour Award, by Valencia’s Librarian Association.
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine by Óperas contadas a los niños (Operas told to kids).
Second best book of the year in the Best Young Adult Fiction category for La gran aventura (The Great Adventure) at the 10th Annual International Latino Book Awards Winners.
Honorary CCEI List for La gran aventura (The Great Adventure).
2009 – Selected among the best 2008 books by the Faristol magazine for Kafka y la muñeca viajera (Kafka and the travelling doll) and Els focs de la memòria (The Fires of Memory).
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for Hijas de las tormentas, Vol. 1: El enigma Maya (The Daughters of the Storm, Vol. 1: The Mayan Enigma) and La fabulosa leyenda del Rey Arturo (The Fabulous Legend of King Arthur).
2010 – Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for La Isla del Poeta (The Poet’s Island).
New 2010 UK Books in Spanish for El funeral celestial (The Celestial Funeral).
Selected among the Best Books of 2009 by the Faristol magazine for Poe and Anatomía de un incidente aislado(Anatomy of a isolated incident).
2011Kafka y la muñeca viajera (Kafka and the Travelling Doll) is chosen one of the ten best books of the first decade of the century, in the Children’s Books category, by the newspaper El País.
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for Diario de un freakie (Diary of a Nerd).
2012 – Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine by Un poco de abril, algo de mayo, todo septiembre (A Bit of April, Some of May, All of September).
Engaged Author Prize awarded by the literary magazine La Tiramilla.
2013 – Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for Quizá mañana la palabra amor… (Maybe tomorrow the word love…).
The novel El extraordinario ingenio parlante del profesor Palermo (Professor Palermo’s Extraordinary Speaking Device) is selected for the Newspanishbooks 2013.
Parco is chosen second best 2013 children’s book by 30 experts from Babelia, the culture supplement of the newspaper El País.
2014 – Templi Award (El Templo de las Mil Puertas Magazine on Line) for the best book in Saga Category for El caso del martillo blanco (The Case of the White Hammer)
Best book of the year in the Best Young Adult Fiction category for También fueron jóvenes (They Were Also Young) at the 16th Annual International Latino Book Awards Winners.
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for Parco.
Honorary List of the CCEI for El corazón de jade (The Jade’s Heart) y 16 mujeres muy, muy importantes (16 womens very, very important).
2015 – Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “Zigzag“.
2016 – Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “Desnuda” (Naked).
2017 – Honorary List of the Qué Leer magazine, best books of 2016 por “Three days in august”.
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “Todas las chicas se llaman Clara” (All the girls are called Clara), “El Club de los Raros” (The Club of the Rare) y “El grito de la mariposa” (The cry of the butterfly).
2018 – Seven books of Jordi in the selected list of most quality books in OEPLI Spain in 2017: “Las palabras heridas” (The wounded words), “Historia del Rock” (The Rock History), “La venganza del profesor de matemáticas” (The revenge of the math teacher), “¡Qué fuerte!”(How strong!), “Cuentos de grandes cuadros”(Tales of great paintings), “Querido hijo: tienes cuatro padres”(Dear son: you have four parents) and “La gota de lluvia que tenía miedo” (The raindrop that was afraid).
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “Las palabras heridas” (The wounded words), “Historia del Rock” (The Rock History) and “Bob Dylan. 99 razones para amarlo (o no)” (Bob Dylan; 99 reasons to love him (or not))”.
2019 – Four books of Jordi in the selected list of most quality books in OEPLI Spain in 2018:
“Una bolsa de patatas fritas en la Polinesia” (A bag of chips in Polynesia), “El gran sueño” (The big dream), “36 preguntas para conocerte y 4 minutos para amarte”(36 questions to meet you and 4 minutes to love you) and “Palmyra” (Palmyra).
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “El gran sueño” (
The big sleep) and “Paradise rock”.
2020 – Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “Querido hijo: te vas con los abuelos”
(Dear son: you go with the grandparents) y “Lo que yo creo (de todo)” (What I believe in everything).
2021 “El largo regreso” (The long return) is selected in The Best Books of 2020 for the 4 Gatos Foundation.
Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “Declaración de los Derechos del Niño”.
2022 –  Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “DJ”.
Three books of Jordi in the selected list of most quality books in OEPLI Spain in 2021: “La chica elástica que podía saltar un poco lejos”, “Cazando flores en la oscuridad” y “Como lágrimas en la lluvia”
2023 Honorary List of the CLIJ magazine for “The long and winding road” (El largo y tortuoso camino).
Three books of Jordi in the selected list of most quality books in OEPLI Spain in 2022: “The long and winding road” (El largo y tortuoso camino), “The last 30 pages” (Las últimas 30 páginas) and “Cosmic chance theory for beginners” (Teoría del azar cósmico para principiantes).