The Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature (officially in Spanish language: ''Premio Nacional de Literatura "Miguel Ángel Asturias"'') is the most important

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in Guatemala. Sometimes referred to as the "National Literary Prize", it is dedicated to the memory of the Guatemalan writer, statesman, and

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Miguel Ángel Asturias Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (; October 19, 1899 – June 9, 1974) was a Nobel Prize-winning Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Asturias helped establish Latin American literature's contribution to mainstream We ...

and is a one-time only award that recognizes an individual writer's body of work. The Guatemalan National Prize in Literature has been given annually since 1988 by the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes (es) (Ministry of Culture and Sports) at ceremonies in the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura (National Palace of Culture). The winner receives a gold medal plus a cash award of 50 thousand quetzales.

Winners of the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Literature Prize

:1988 – Luis Alfredo Arango – (1935–2001) :1989 –

Carlos Solórzano Carlos Solórzano Fernández (May 6, 1919 – March 30, 2011) was a Guatemalan-born Mexican playwright. He is considered one of the most important playwrights in Guatemalan history. His contribution to the theater in Latin America range from his ...

– (born 1922) :1990 – Otto-Raúl González – (1921–2007) :1991 – Dante Liano – (born 1948) :1992 – Enrique Juárez Toledo – (1910–1999) :1993 –

Mario Monteforte Toledo Mario Monteforte Toledo (September 15, 1911 – September 4, 2003) was a Guatemalan writer, dramatist, and politician. Born in Guatemala City, he played important roles in the governments of both Juan José Arévalo and Jacobo Arbenz, includ ...

– (1911–2003) :1994 – Luz Méndez de la Vega – (born 1919) :1995 – Miguel Ángel Vásquez – (born 1922) :1996 –

Margarita Carrera Margarita Carrera Molina (16 September 1929 – 31 March 2018) was a Guatemalan philosopher, professor and writer. She was a member of the Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua and the 1996 laureate of the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in ...

– (1929–2018) :1997 –

Augusto Monterroso Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (December 21, 1921 - February 7, 2003) was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories. He is considered an important figure in the Latin Americ ...

– (1921–2003) :1998 – Francisco Morales Santos – (born 1940) :1999 – Mario Alberto Carrera – (born 1945) :2000 –

Ana María Rodas Ana María Rodas (born 1937 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan journalist and poet, and an outstanding figure of the Central American literary panorama. Biography Rodas published her first book of poems in 1973. In 1990, she received an honora ...

– (born 1937) :2001 – Isabel de los Ángeles Ruano – (born 1945) :2002 – Julio Fausto Aguilera – (born 1929) :2003 – Humberto Ak'abal, declined – (born 1952) :2004 –

Rodrigo Rey Rosa Rodrigo Rey Rosa (born November 4, 1958) is a Guatemalan writer. Biography Rey Rosa was born in Guatemala City in 1958 into a middle-class family. He recalled that in his childhood he traveled extensively with his parents throughout Mexico and ...

– (born 1958) :2005 – Carlos Navarrete – (born 1931) :2006 –

Marco Antonio Flores Marco Antonio Flores (March 23, 1937 – July 26, 2013) was a Guatemalan author, poet, essayist, journalist and professor. His published works include the collections of poetry ''La voz acumulada'' (1964), ''Muros de luz'' (1968), ''La derrota ...

– (born 1937) :2007 – Mario Roberto Morales – (born 1947) :2008 – Arturo Arias – (born 1950) :2009 – Gerardo Guinea Diez – (born 1955) :2010 –

Enrique Noriega Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Du ...

– (born 1949) :2011 – Francisco Pérez de Antón – (born 1940) :2012 – Humberto López – (born 1954) :2013 –

Víctor Muñoz Víctor Muñoz Manrique (born 15 March 1957), known simply as Víctor in his playing days, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a manager. An all-around midfield unit, he was best known for his great physical strengt ...

– (born 1950) :2014 – David Unger (born 1950) :2015 – Carmen Matute : 2016 – Delia Quiñónez (born 1946) :2017 – Francisco Alejandro Méndez (born 1964) :2018 –

Eduardo Halfon Eduardo Halfon (born 1971) is a Guatemalan writer. Career Eduardo Halfon was born in Guatemala City, moved to the United States at the age of ten, went to school in South Florida, studied industrial engineering at North Carolina State University, ...

(born 1971) :2019 – Luis Eduardo Rivera (born 1949) :2020 – José Luis Perdomo Orellana (born 1958) :2021 – Rafael Cuevas Molina (born 1954) :2022 – Gloria Hernández (born 1960)

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