The Jorge Carrera Andrade Award ( es, Premio Jorge Carrera Andrade) is a literary award given by the

Municipality of Quito The Municipality of Quito (officially the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito) is the governing body of the city of Quito and the Metropolitan District. Its headquarters are at the Municipal Palace, located on the east side of the ...

, Ecuador to the best poetry book published during the year. It is awarded simultaneously with the

Joaquín Gallegos Lara National Fiction Prize The Joaquín Gallegos Lara National Fiction Prize (Spanish: ''Premio Nacional de Narrativa Joaquín Gallegos Lara'') is awarded yearly by the Municipality of Quito, Ecuador to the best national works in three categories: the short story, the novel ...

, on 1 December of each year. This happens in commemoration of the Day of Quito Interculturality, which takes place as part of the city's founding celebrations. The winners receive a statuette called "Rumiñahui de Oro" (Golden Rumiñawi).

List of winners

* 1983 – ''Fuera de juego'' by Ulises Estrella * 1988 – ''Anotaciones del acabóse'' by

Euler Granda Euler Granda (June 7, 1935 – February 22, 2018) was an Ecuadorian poet, writer, and psychiatrist. Biography Granda was born in Riobamba, Ecuador, on June 7, 1935, to Aurora Espinoza and Ángel Polibio Granda. He was married to the poet Violeta ...

and ''Mujeres'' by Julio Pazos Barrera * 1989 – ''Los des(en)tierros del caminante'' by * 1991 – ''Alias Lumbre de Acertijo'' by

Humberto Vinueza Humberto Vinueza Rodríguez (Guayaquil 1942 – Quito 2017) was an Ecuadorian poet and writer. He lived in both Guayaquil and Quito in his youth, and went to study engineering in the USSR. His literary awakening happened in high school, when he e ...

* 1992 – ''Tréboles marcados'' by * 1994 – ''Las puertas de la hierba'' by

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* 1996 – ''Algunas rosas verdes'' by Aleyda Quevedo * 1997 – ''El trazo de las cobras'' by Margarita Laso * 1998 – ''La piel del tiempo'' by Alexis Naranjo * 1999 – ''Catholic Splendor'' by César Molina * 2000 – ''Antología personal'' by * 2002 – ''Adagio en G mayor'' by

Miguel Donoso Pareja Miguel Donoso Pareja (July 13, 1931 – March 16, 2015) was an Ecuadorian writer and 2006 Premio Eugenio Espejo Award-winner (Ecuador's National Prize in literature, given by the President of Ecuador). Biography Donoso Pareja's father was Miguel ...

* 2003 – ''Escribe la inicial de tu nombre en el umbral del sueño'' by Bruno Sáenz * 2004 – ''Al andar'' by * 2006 – ''Tiniebla de esplendor'' by * 2007 – ''Constelación del instinto'' by

* 2008 – ''La muerte de Caín'' by * 2009 – ''Obra poética completa 1968-2008'' by Sheyla Bravo * 2010 – ''Almohada sin huellas'' by Desiree Marín Sevilla * 2011 – ''Confesiones apocalípticas'' by Jennie Carrasco * 2012 – ''No es dicha'' by Juan Secaira * 2013 – ''Viaje de gorilas'' by * 2014 – ''Mea Vulgatea'' by * 2015 – ''Rebeliones al filo de una sinfonía'' by Freddy Ayala * 2016 – ''No mueras joven, todavía queda gente por decepcionar'' by Andrés Villalba Becdach * 2017 – ''Pájaro de nunca volver'' by Mario Campaña * 2018 – ''Cuaderno de Yorkshire'' by * 2019 – ''Oscuridad arriba'' by Antonio Correa Losada * 2021 – ''Tengo hambre de tu boca'' by Yana Lema * 2022 – ''Acta de fundación'' by Víctor Vimos * 2023 – ''Acantile duerme piloto'' by María Auxiliadora Balladares

References

{{Authority control 1983 establishments in Ecuador Awards established in 1983 Culture in Quito Ecuadorian literary awards Poetry awards

List of winners

See also

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