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National Prize for Literature (Paraguay)

The National Prize for Literature (Premio Nacional de Literatura) is awarded biennially, in odd-numbered years, by the Ministry of Education and Science [es], to "books in the genres of poetry, narrative, essay, or theater, written in Spanish or Guaraní, by Paraguayan or foreign authors with at least five years of residence in Paraguay." It was established in 1990 by Law No. 97/90, which also created the National Prize for Science, awarded in even-numbered years. This was updated by Law No. 1149 in 1997.[1][2]

National Prize for Literature
Sponsored byMinistry of Education and Science [es]
Date1991 (1991)
CountryParaguay

Its jury is composed of "five people of recognized experience, suitability, and prestige in literature".[3]

Winners receive a sum equivalent to 50 times the monthly minimum wage.[3] As of 2021, this was ₲114,466,200 (US$16,897).[4]

List of winners edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Paraguay: 41 obras compiten por el Premio Nacional de Literatura 2021" [Paraguay: 41 Works Compete for the National Prize for Literature]. Ciencia Del Sur (in Spanish). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Convocan a participar del Premio Nacional de Literatura 2019" [Call to Participate in the 2019 National Prize for Literature] (in Spanish). Senate of Paraguay. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Grandes exponentes literarios integrarán la mesa de jurados para el Premio Nacional de Literatura edición 2021" [Great Literary Exponents Will Make Up the Jury Table for the 2021 Edition of the National Prize for Literature] (in Spanish). Senate of Paraguay. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Susana Gertopán, Premio Nacional de Literatura 2021". Hoy (in Spanish). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Premio Nacional de Literatura 1995" (in Spanish). Cultural Center of the Republic. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Un año más sin el poeta Appleyard" [Another Year Without the Poet Appleyard]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 14 February 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Premio Nacional de Literatura en 1999". Última Hora (in Spanish). 16 November 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  8. ^ Palacios, Eduardo (9 February 2020). "Mario Halley Mora, un grande de las letras que hizo historia en la radio" [Mario Halley Mora, a Great Writer Who Made History on the Radio]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Martínez Gamba gana el Premio Nacional de Literatura". ABC Color (in Spanish). 1 November 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Bareiro Saguier ganó el Premio Nacional de Literatura 2005". ABC Color (in Spanish). 29 October 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Premio Nacional de Literatura 2007". ABC Color (in Spanish). 4 November 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Merecideo ganador del Premio Nacional de Literatura 2009". ABC Color (in Spanish). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Renée Ferrer recibe el Premio Nacional de Literatura". Última Hora (in Spanish). 16 December 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  14. ^ Cáceres, Adrián (1 November 2013). "Alcibiades gana Premio Nacional de Literatura con obra sobre la dictadura" [Alcibiades Wins National Prize for Literature With Work About the Dictatorship]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Escritora Maybell Lebrón gana el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Paraguay" (in Spanish). Asunción. EFE. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  16. ^ Cuevas, Belén (2 March 2018). "El Premio Nacional de Literatura 2017 llegó a pasos de tortuga y bien escondido" [The 2017 National Prize for Literature Arrived at a Snail's Pace and Well Hidden]. ABC Color (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Maribel Barreto ganadora del Premio Nacional de Literatura 2019". ABC Color (in Spanish). 13 November 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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