Eva Baltasar

Eva Baltasar (born August 26, 1978) is a Catalan poet and writer. She has a bachelor's degree in Pedagogy from the University of Barcelona. She has published ten books of poetry, which have earned numerous awards including the 2008 Miquel de Palol, the 2010 Benet Ribas, the 2015 Gabriel Ferrater, and the 2020 Òmnium Prize. Baltasar's first novel, Permafrost, received the 2018 Catalan Booksellers Award and it has sold the translation rights to six languages.

Literary work Novel Permagel. Club Editor, 2018 Boulder. Club Editor, 2020 Mamut. Club Editor, 2022 Ocàs i fascinació. Club Editor, 2024

Translated Work

Permafrost. Penguin Random House, 2018 (Spanish) Permafrost. Nottetempo, 2019 (Italian) Permafrost. And Other Stories, 2021 (English) Boulder. Penguin Random House, 2020 (Spanish) Boulder. And Other Stories, 2022 (English) Mammoth. And Other Stories, 2024 (English)

Poetry Laia. Columna, 2008 Atàviques feres. Cossetània Edicions, 2009 Reclam. Institut d'Estudis Ilerdencs, 2010 Dotze treballs. Pagès, 2011 Medi aquàtic. Pagès, 2011 Poemes d'una embarassada. Pagès, 2012 Vida limitada. Món de Llibres, 2013 Animals d'hivern. Edicions 62, 2016 Neutre. Bromera, 2017 Invertida. Lleonard Muntaner, 2017 Nus Schiele. Club Editor, 2021

Awards 2008 Miquel de Palol Prize for Laia 2008 Ramon Comas i Maduell Prize for Atàviques feres 2010 Benet Ribas Prize for Dotze treballs 2010 Les Talúries Prize for Reclam 2010 Màrius Torres Prize for Medi aquàtic 2011 Jordi Pàmias Prize for Poemes d'una embarassada 2013 Miquel Àngel Riera Prize for Vida limitada 2015 Gabriel Ferrater Prize for Animals d'hivern 2016 Mallorca Prize for Invertida 2016 Ibn Jafadja Prize for Neutre 2018 Llibreter Award for Permagel 2018 L'illa dels llibres Award for Permagel 2019 Premi Continuarà de Cultura Rtve 2019 2020 Òmnium Prize