La Uña Rota, specializing in poetry and theater, won the national award for best editorial work in 2025.

The publishing house La Uña Rota has been awarded the National Prize for Best Cultural Publishing Work, corresponding to the year 2025, at the proposal of the jury meeting this Tuesday. The jury recognized the publisher for "its constant dedication, perseverance, originality, and its commitment to high-quality publishing with a catalog that is a testament to its demanding spirit and one of the most valuable examples of the independent publishing scene."

The jury also noted that La Uña Rota, directed by Carlos Rod , "has managed to raise awareness, provide coherence, continuity, and quality to the publishing of less commercial genres such as dramatic literature, poetry, and essays . This has been achieved through a diverse catalog of unique works born on the frontiers of the avant-garde and the underground that, thanks to a focus on opportunity and contextualization, have managed to integrate into Spanish cultural discourse." They also stated that the publisher "has brought an exceptional critical perspective to the publishing world with its way of understanding and demonstrating the true value of books and the practice of reading."

One of her greatest hits in recent years has been the exceptional and unclassifiable 'The Last Sentence', by Camila Cañeque

The award recognizes the editorial work of an individual or legal entity that has made an outstanding and innovative contribution to Spanish cultural life. The prize, awarded by the Ministry of Culture, is worth 30,000 euros.

The publishing house was founded in Segovia in October 1996 with the small-format collection 'Libros Inútiles', which combined genres such as fiction, poetry, theater, drawing, photography, and comics. It primarily includes poetry collections by authors such as Ángela Segovia , winner of the 2016 National Young Poetry Prize for 'La curva se hizo barricada' (The Curve Became a Barricade), María Salgado, Luz Pichel, Carlos Bueno, and Lupe Gómez.

In 2003, the "Los Libros del Apuntador" collection was launched, bringing together essays and classic literature. In 2005, the "Los Libros Robados" collection was launched, comprising texts written for the theater.

In 2009 he edited the volume 'Cenizas escogidos: obras 1989-2009', by Rodrigo García , and shortly after he published the theatrical piece 'La casa de la fuerza' by Angélica Liddell , National Prize for Dramatic Literature in 2012, and the volume 'Teatro 1989-2014' by Juan Mayorga.

One of her greatest successes in recent years has been the exceptional and unclassifiable The Last Sentence , by Camila Cañeque.

The publishing house La Uña Rota has been awarded the National Prize for Best Cultural Publishing Work, corresponding to the year 2025, at the proposal of the jury meeting this Tuesday. The jury recognized the publisher for "its constant dedication, perseverance, originality, and its commitment to high-quality publishing with a catalog that is a testament to its demanding spirit and one of the most valuable examples of the independent publishing scene."