Carlos Fuentes International Prize for Literary Creation in the Spanish Language (Spanish: Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español) is a literary award established in 2012 by the Mexican government in honor of Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes.[1] It is awarded every year on November 11, the birthday of Fuentes. The prize has a remuneration of US$250,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
The jury is composed of seven people including a member of Spain’s Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, another from the Mexican Spanish-language academy, one more from another academy in Latin America or the Philippines, and four additional academic or literary figures from Mexico.[2]
Recipients
| Year | Author | Nationality | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mario Vargas Llosa |  Peru  Spain | [3] |
| 2014 | Sergio Ramírez |  Nicaragua | [4] |
| 2016 | Eduardo Lizalde |  Mexico | [5] |
| 2018 | Luis Goytisolo | Spain | [6] |
| 2020 | Diamela Eltit |  Chile | [7] |
References
- ↑ "Carlos Fuentes Literary Prize Created". Latin American Herald Tribune. July 4, 2012. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Conaculta anuncia el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español" (in Spanish). July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Mario Vargas Llosa wins Inaugural Carlos Fuentes Prize". Latino Fox News. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Sergio Ramirez wins Mexico's Carlos Fuentes Prize". Latino Fox News. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ↑ "El poeta mexicano Eduardo Lizalde, ganador del Premio Carlos Fuentes". El País (in Spanish). 2016-11-08. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ↑ "Luis Goytisolo, Premio Carlos Fuentes 2018". El Cultural (in Spanish). 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ↑ "Diamela Eltit ganó el Premio Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria 2020". Página12 (in Spanish). 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
External links
- Carlos Fuentes Prize, official website
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