The Mercè Rodoreda Award for stories and narrations, officially and in Catalan Premi Mercè Rodoreda is a literary award in the Catalan language convened by Òmnium Cultural and the Fundació Enciclopèdia Catalana and published by Edicions Proa.
Initially called the Víctor Català Award (named after Victor Català), which was awarded for the first time in 1953, in 1998 it changed its name to become the current Mercè Rodoreda Award (named after Mercè Rodoreda) for stories and narratives.
[1] Works of original and unpublished stories or narratives, written in Catalan, are eligible for the prize.
Its delivery takes place during the Literary Night of Santa Llúcia during the month of December.
The prize has an endowment of 6,000 euros.