Carlos Fuentes Prize
Carlos Fuentes International Prize for Literary Creation in the Spanish Language (Spanish: Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Españo) 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.[citation needed]
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 |
[3] |
| 2014 | Sergio Ramírez |  Nicaragua |
[4] |
References
External links
- Carlos Fuentes Prize, official website
