Edicións Positivas

Edicións Positivas is a Spanish publishing house based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, founded in 1990 by Xelís de Toro and Francisco Macías. It focuses primarily on contemporary Galician literature, publishing original works in Galician as well as translations of international authors into Galician. Its catalogue is organised into several collections, including Narrativas (novels and short stories), DiVersos (poetry), DiTeatro (theatre), Plural (essays), and the Roberto Vidal Bolaño collection, which gathers the complete works of the Galician playwright. The publisher has also been noted for printing theatre plays for distribution before performances. Francisco Macías has directed the house since its founding, while Xelís de Toro left the project after moving to England. The company remains active and promotes its titles through its website and newsletter.

Edicións Positivas was founded in 1990 in Santiago de Compostela by Xelís de Toro and Francisco Macías. Macías has served as director since its establishment, while Xelís de Toro eventually left the project after settling in England. From the outset, the publishing house has been committed to publishing in Galician, supporting Galician writers, and also releasing works by Portuguese and Brazilian authors in their original language. Its catalogue is organised into several collections by genre. The Narrativas series includes novels and short story collections, mostly by recent Galician authors such as Patricia Janeiro and Ramón Area, but also Galician translations of universally recognised authors like Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad, and Marguerite Yourcenar. The poetry collection DiVersos features contemporary Galician poets (Lois Pereiro, Paula Carballeira, Samuel L. Paris) alongside classical and contemporary authors translated into Galician (Sappho, Charles Bukowski, Wisława Szymborska). One notable initiative was printing plays performed in Galician theatres for distribution to the public before performances; these titles formed the DiTeatro collection. The Roberto Vidal Bolaño collection gathers the complete works of the Galician playwright and director, including plays, audiovisual scripts, press articles, and lectures. According to Francisco Macías, "no author of Galician literature has been so concerned with the present, with the decadence of the society in which we live." The Plural collection is dedicated to popular essays on various subjects. The publisher remains active, promoting its catalogue through its website and newsletter.

• 1990

  Founded in Santiago de Compostela by Xelís de Toro and Francisco Macías.

Independent publisher committed to Galician-language literature and culture, with a catalogue spanning contemporary Galician voices and universal classics in translation.

• Narrativas

  Collection of novels and short story collections, including works by Galician authors and translations of international authors into Galician.

• DiVersos

  Poetry collection featuring contemporary Galician poets and translated classical and contemporary authors.

• DiTeatro

  Theatre collection comprising plays performed in Galician theatres, printed for distribution before performances.

• Roberto Vidal Bolaño

  Collection gathering the complete works of Galician playwright and director Roberto Vidal Bolaño, including plays, audiovisual scripts, press articles, and lectures.

• Plural

  Collection dedicated to popular essays on various subjects.

1. 1Edicións Positivas official websiteedicionspositivas.com
2. 2Edicións Positivas - Wikipedia (French)fr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Edicións Positivas - Wikidatawikidata.org