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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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