Pablo Neruda Award

Not to be confused with Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award or Pablo Neruda Order of Artistic and Cultural Merit.
Pablo Neruda Award
Named for Pablo Neruda
Awarded forPoet under 40
Sponsored byPablo Neruda Foundation [es]
LocationLa Chascona house, Santiago
CountryChile
First awarded1987
Currently held byErnesto González Barnert
Websitefundacionneruda.org/premios-y-becas/

The Pablo Neruda Award (Spanish: Premio Pablo Neruda) is a literary award granted annually by the Pablo Neruda Foundation [es] since 1987. It recognizes an author under 40 who is actively writing. It consists of a diploma, a medal, and US$6,000, which are presented at La Chascona house museum in Santiago.

History

The creation of the Pablo Neruda Award was announced in July 1987 as part of the commemoration of the 83rd anniversary of the poet's birth. When announcing it, the Pablo Neruda Foundation stipulated that it would be granted annually to a Chilean writer, less than 40 years old, initially endowed with $3,000. This was later increased to $6,000.

At first, the award was given to an author for works including poetry, creative prose, and theater. Later the award changed to its current format, as it would be granted only to poets and, according to the Foundation's website, "in practice, was never granted to authors of other genres."

In 2006 the Neruda Foundation published an anthology with the winners, which ranged from Gonzalo Millán, the first in 1987, to Germán Carrasco [es], who received it in 2005.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Photo
1987 Gonzalo Millán
1988 Raúl Zurita
1989 Diego Maquieira [es]
1990 Clemente Riedemann [es]
1991 Carlos Alberto Trujillo [es]
1992 Teresa Calderón [es]
1993 Erick Pohlhammer
1994 Alicia Salinas
1995 Tomás Harris [es]
1996 José María Memet [es]
1997 Isabel Gómez Muñoz
1999 Bernardo Chandía
2000 Rosabetty Muñoz
2001 Andrés Morales
2002 Armando Roa Vial
2003 Jaime Luis Huenún [es]
2004 Víctor Hugo Díaz [es][2]
2005 Germán Carrasco [es][3]
2006 Malú Urriola[4]
2007 Javier Bello[5]
2008 Rafael Rubio[6]
2009 Héctor Hernández Montecinos [es][7]
2010 Christian Formoso [es][8]
2011 Julio Espinosa Guerra[9]
2012 Leonardo Sanhueza [es][10]
2013 Juan Cristóbal Romero [es][11]
2014 Andrés Anwandter[12]
2015 Paula Ilabaca Núñez[13]
2016 Gloria Dünkler[14]
2017 Marcelo Guajardo Thomas[15]
2018 Ernesto González Barnert[16]

References

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  2. ^ "Víctor Hugo Díaz ganó Premio Pablo Neruda" [Víctor Hugo Díaz Wins Pablo Neruda Award]. Letralia (in Spanish). IX (115). 4 October 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Ricardo Piglia gana premio Donoso 2005" [Ricardo Piglia Wins 2005 Donoso Award]. Letralia (in Spanish). X (130). 19 September 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. ^ "La chilena Malú Urriola obtuvo el premio Pablo Neruda de poesía" [The Chilean Malú Urriola Gets the Pablo Neruda Poetry Award]. Letralia (in Spanish). XI (150). 9 October 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "El chileno Javier Bello obtiene el Premio Pablo Neruda 2007" [The Chilean Javier Bello Gets the 2007 Pablo Neruda Award]. Letralia (in Spanish). XII (178). 17 December 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Poeta chileno Rafael Rubio gana Premio Pablo Neruda 2008" [Chilean Poet Rafael Rubio Wins 2008 Pablo Neruda Award]. Letralia (in Spanish). XIII (199). 17 November 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Otorgan el Premio Pablo Neruda 2009 a Héctor Hernández Montecinos" [The 2009 Pablo Neruda Award Granted to Héctor Hernández Montecinos]. Letralia (in Spanish). XIV (222). 23 November 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Conceden el Premio Pablo Neruda 2010 al poeta chileno Christian Formoso" [The 2010 Pablo Neruda Award Granted to Chilean Poet Christian Formoso]. Letralia (in Spanish). XV (242). 15 November 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ García, Javier (15 April 2013). "Julio Espinosa: el debut en la novela de un poeta premiado" [Julio Espinosa: The Debut Novel of an Award-Winning Poet]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ^ Torreón, Coah (5 November 2015). "Leonardo Sanhueza gana Premio Acuña" [Leonardo Sanhueza Wins Acuña Award]. El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Ingeniero civil obtiene el premio Pablo Neruda de Poesía Joven 2013" [Civil Engineer Gets the 2013 Pablo Neruda Award for Young Poetry]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 14 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Andrés Anwandter ganó el Premio Pablo Neruda de Poesía Joven" [Andrés Anwandter Wins the Pablo Neruda Award for Young Poetry] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Chilena Paula Ilabaca gana el Pablo Neruda de Poesía Joven" [Chilean Paula Ilabaca Wins the Pablo Neruda for Young Poetry]. Última Hora (in Spanish). EFE. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  14. ^ Ramírez F., Juan Carlos (7 December 2016). "Gloria Dünkler, premio Pablo Neruda" [Gloria Dünkler, Pablo Neruda Awardee]. La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Marcelo Guajardo gana el Premio Pablo Neruda de Poesía Joven 2017" [Marcelo Guajardo Wins the 2017 Pablo Neruda Award for Young Poetry]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  16. ^ Villarroel Cifuentes, Ramiro (2 January 2019). "Un panorama de autores, títulos, editoriales y premios de, en y para araucanía durante el 2018" [A Panorama of Authors, Titles, Publishers, and Awards from, in, and for Araucanía During 2018]. El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2019.