Mexican writer Dahlia de la Cerda is a finalist for the International Booker Prize

Mexican writer Dahlia de la Cerda is among the thirteen finalists for the 2025 International Booker Prize , which recognizes a literary work outside the United Kingdom, translated into English, for her book “Perras de reserva” (Feminist Press, 2024).

The news was announced on Tuesday by the organizers of the contest, whose jury chose this group from among 154 participants and which will reveal the last six finalists next April before announcing the winner.

“ Perras de reserva” (Reservoir Bitches) was recognized by the jury as “a collection of interconnected stories about contemporary Mexican women. Extremely funny but deadly serious, it is absolutely explosive from the first page to the last.”

My book Perras de Reserva is on the long list for the International Booker Prize, one of the most important literary awards on the planet. I am the only Latin American 🇲🇽

Next up is the short list, so 💫 pic.twitter.com/m0aBfFc53I

— Dahliabat 🦇 (@DahliaBat) February 25, 2025

This list also includes authors from Palestine, Denmark, Romania, Switzerland, Italy, India, Suriname, Japan and France, among whom are Mircea Cărtărescu, Hiromi Kawakami, Vincenzo Latronico and Anne Serre.

The winner will be announced on May 20 at the Tate Modern, an art museum in London, and will receive a prize of 50 thousand pounds (approximately 1.3 million pesos ), which will be divided between the author and the translator of the work.

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On her social media, the author celebrated the recognition, as well as the pride of being the only Latin American and Mexican to be part of the list. Previously, Mexican Fernanda Melchor was also among the finalists for her novel “Temporada de huracanes.”

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