On November 24 2010 Brines was presented with the Premio Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Also this week a new anthology of his poetry Para quemar la noche was published by Ediciones Universidad Salamanca, edited by Francisco Bautista. It contains an additional three unpublished poems, which can be read online, together with an overview of his literary career, at the El Pais website. See also El Dia de Córdoba online.