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Chilean National Prize for Literature
Chile's National Prize for Literature (Premio Nacional de Literatura)
was created by Law No. 7,368 during the presidency of Juan Antonio Rios on 8 November 1942. It consists of a lump-sum monetary prize and a life-time stipend. It was originally awarded every year until the amendments introduced by Law No. 17,595 of 1972, when it became biennial. It is one of the National Prizes of Chile.
Winners are selected on the overall quality of their works, irrespective of genre.
Winners of the National Prize for Literature
1942: Augusto D'Halmar
1943: Joaquin Edwards Bello
1944: Mariano Latorre
1945: Pablo Neruda
1946: Eduardo Barrios
1947: Samuel Lillo
1948: Angel Cruchaga
1949: Pedro Prado
1950: Jose Santos Gonzalez Vera
1951: Gabriela Mistral
1952: Fernando Santivan
1953: Daniel de la Vega
1954: Victor Domingo Silva
1955: Francisco Antonio Encina
1956: Max Jara
1957: Manuel Rojas
1958: Diego Duble Urrutia
1959: Hernan Diaz Arrieta
1960: Julio Barrenechea
1961: Marta Brunet
1962: Juan Guzman Cruchaga
1963: Benjamin Subercaseaux
1964: Francisco Coloane
1965: Pablo de Rokha
1966: Juvencio Valle
1967: Salvador Reyes Figueroa
1968: Hernan del Solar
1969: Nicanor Parra
1970: Carlos Droguett
1971: Humberto Diaz Casanueva
1972: Edgardo Garrido
1974: Sady Zanartu
1976: Arturo Aldunate Phillips
1978: Rodolfo Oroz
1980: Roque Esteban Scarpa
1982: Marcela Paz
1984: Braulio Arenas
1986: Enrique Campos Menendez
1988: Eduardo Anguita
1990: Jose Donoso
1992: Gonzalo Rojas
1994: Jorge Edwards
1996: Miguel Arteche
1998: Alfonso Calderon
2000: Raul Zurita
2002: Volodia Teitelboim
2004: Armando Uribe
2006: Jose Miguel Varas
2008: Efrain Barquero
External links
Direccion de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM) - Premio Nacional de Literatura: Presentacion
Direccion de Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (DIBAM) - Past Winners
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