The Felipe Trigo Awards ( es, Premios Felipe Trigo, links=no) are annual literary honors created in 1981 on the initiative of the City Council of

Villanueva de la Serena Villanueva de la Serena is a city in the Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It has a population of 26,111 (2010) and forms part of a larger urban area with the neighbouring town of Don Benito. History Founded in the thirteenth century as ...

, Spain. On 24 November 1980, the Municipal Assembly agreed to institute it as a tribute to the writer Felipe Trigo, born in the city in 1864. It is given in two categories: Novel and Short Narrative. A third, Short Narrative by

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

n Author, was added in the award's 2nd edition, but then discontinued in its 8th edition in 1988. The economic endowment of the Felipe Trigo Award is currently €6,000 for Short Narrative (originally 200,000 pesetas) and €20,000 for Novel (originally 400,000 pesetas). It is granted in December, and the winning works are published by Editorial Algaida. In August 2001, the

Government of Extremadura The regional Government of Extremadura ( es, Junta de Extremadura) is the group of institutions ruling the Spanish autonomous community of Extremadura. Structure It is headed by the President of Extremadura. Its legislative branch is the u ...

removed the subsidy that had been given to the award. In spite of this, Villanueva de la Serena's councilor of the Felipe Trigo Award, María Lozano, affirmed that it would continue to be given.

Winning novels

Winning short narratives

References

{{Reflist, 30em 1981 establishments in Spain Awards established in 1981 Spanish literary awards