Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
, the National Prize for Literature ''(Premio Nacional de Literatura)'' was created by Law No. 7,368 during the
presidency
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of
Juan Antonio Ríos
Juan Antonio Ríos Morales (; November 10, 1888 – June 27, 1946) was a Chilean political figure who served as president of Chile from 1942 to 1946, during the height of World War II. He died in office.
Early life
Ríos was born at the ''Hu ...
on 8 November 1942. It consists of a lump-sum monetary prize (16 million Chilean pesos, about US$30K) and a lifetime monthly stipend (20 UTM, about US$17K/year). It was originally awarded every year until the amendments introduced by Law No. 17,595 of 1972, when it became biennial. It's regarded as one of the National Prizes in their homeland.
Winners are selected on the overall quality of their works, regardless of genre.
Winners of the National Prize for Literature
* 1942:
Augusto d'Halmar
Augusto Goemine Thomson, who adopted the pseudonym Augusto d’Halmar (April 23, 1882 – January 27, 1950) was a Chilean writer who earned the ''National Prize for Literature'' in 1942.
D’Halmar was the son of Auguste Goemine, a French navi ...
* 1943:
Joaquín Edwards Bello
Joaquín Edwards Bello (; May 10, 1887 – February 19, 1968) was a Chilean writer and journalist of British descent.
Life
Edwards Bello was born in Valparaíso, one of the most important ports in Chile. His family, the Edwards, is still one of ...
* 1944:
Mariano Latorre
Mariano Lautaro Latorre Court (4 January 1886 – 10 November 1955) was a Chilean writer of Basque people, Basque descent. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1944.
Works
Notable works:
* Cuentos del Maule (1912)
* Cuna de Cóndo ...
* 1945:
Pablo Neruda
Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...
* 1946:
Eduardo Barrios
Eduardo Barrios was a Chilean writer and poet born in Valparaíso on October 25, 1884 and died in Santiago on September 13, 1963.
Overview
After his father's death, at the age of 5 his family moved to Lima until the age of 15. After high schoo ...
* 1947:
Samuel Lillo
Samuel Lillo (1870–1958) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature {{Use dmy dates, date=October 2020
In Chile, the National Prize for Literature ''(Premio Nacional de Literatura)'' was created by Law No. 7,368 duri ...
Pedro Prado
Pedro Prado Calvo (8 October 1886 – 31 January 1952) was a Chilean writer and architect. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1949.
Biography
Prado was born to parents Absalón Prado Marín and Laura Calvo on October 8, 1886. H ...
Gabriela Mistral
Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and humanist. In 1945 she became the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Lite ...
* 1952:
Fernando Santiván
Fernando Santiván (1886–1973) was a Chilean writer renowned for winning the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1952. His real name was Fernando Santibañez Puga.
He was the son of a Spaniard father and Chilean mother. At the age of 8 he ...
* 1953:
Daniel de la Vega
Daniel de la Vega (30 June 1892 – 29 July 1971) was a Chilean journalist, poet, playwright, chronicler, and novelist.
De la Vega was born in Quilpué (now part of Greater Valparaiso) into an educated family who instilled in him a love ...
* 1954:
Víctor Domingo Silva
Víctor Domingo Silva Endeiza (May 12, 1882, Tongoy, Elqui Province – August 20, 1960, Santiago) was a Chilean poet, journalist, playwright and writer. He was of Basque descent by mother's side.
Silva was born into an educated family who ins ...
* 1955:
Francisco Antonio Encina
Francisco Antonio Encina Armanet (September 10, 1874, San Javier – August 23, 1965, Santiago) was a Chilean politician, agricultural businessman, political essayist, historian and prominent white nationalist. He authored the ''History of Chile ...
* 1956:
Max Jara
Maximiliano Jara Troncoso (August 21, 1886 in Yerbas Buenas – July 6, 1965 in Santiago), better known as Max Jara, was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1956.
He studied medicine at the University of Chile. ...
Diego Dublé Urrutia
Diego Dublé Urrutia (Angol, Región de la Araucanía; 8 July 1877-ibídem, 13 November 1967) was a Chilean poet, painter, and diplomat. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1958.
Early life and education
He was the son of Teodorind ...
* 1959:
Hernán Díaz Arrieta
Hernán Díaz Arrieta (1891–1984), widely known by his pen name, Alone, was a Chilean writer, film critic and memoirist. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1959.
Díaz Arrieta was born on May 11, 1891, in the town of Buin on t ...
* 1960:
Julio Barrenechea
Julio Barrenechea (1910–1979) was a Chilean writer, politician, and diplomat. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature {{Use dmy dates, date=October 2020
In Chile, the National Prize for Literature ''(Premio Nacional de Literatura)'' wa ...
* 1961:
Marta Brunet
Marta Brunet (August 9, 1897 in Chillán, Chile – October 27, 1967 in Montevideo), was a Chilean writer. She was a recipient of the National Prize for Literature.
Life and work
She was the only child of Ambrosio Brunet Molina and his ...
* 1962:
Juan Guzmán Cruchaga
Juan Guzmán Cruchaga (March 27, 1895 – July 21, 1979) was a Chilean poet and diplomat. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1962. Guzman Cruchaga was of Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and Fra ...
* 1963:
Benjamín Subercaseaux
Benjamín Subercaseaux Zañartu (1902–1973) was a Chilean writer and researcher. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1963.
Subercaseaux was the son of Benjamín Subercaseaux Browne and Ida Zañartu Luca. His father died shortly ...
* 1964:
Francisco Coloane
Francisco Coloane Cárdenas (; July 19, 1910 – August 5, 2002) was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages. Some of his books were adapted to theatre and film.
Biography
He was born in ...
* 1965:
Pablo de Rokha
Pablo de Rokha (born Carlos Ignacio Díaz Loyola; 17 October 1894 – 10 September 1968) was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean Premio Nacional de Literatura (National Literature Prize) in 1965 and is counted among the four greats of Chilean po ...
* 1966:
Juvencio Valle
Juvencio Valle, also known by the pseudonym Gilberto Concha Riffo (November 6, 1900 – February 12, 1999), was a noted Chilean poet. He is a recipient of the '' Premio Nacional de Literatura de Chile'', a National Prize awarded to poets of high ...
* 1967:
Salvador Reyes Figueroa
Salvador Reyes Figueroa was a Chilean writer who won the 1967 Chilean National Prize for Literature.
Biography
He was born in Copiapó to Arturo Reyes and Luisa Figueroa on August 16, 1899. He first studied at the Instituto Comercial de Antofaga ...
Nicanor Parra
Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval (5 September 1914 – 23 January 2018) was a Chilean poet and physicist. He was considered one of the most influential Chilean poets of the Spanish language in the 20th century, often compared with Pablo Neruda. P ...
* 1970:
Carlos Droguett
Carlos Droguett (14 October 1912 – 30 July 1996) was a Chilean writer. In 1970 he won the Chilean National Prize for Literature and the Premio Alfaguara de Novela
The Alfaguara Novel Prize ( es, Premio Alfaguara de Novela) is a Spanish-lang ...
* 1971:
Humberto Díaz Casanueva
Humberto Díaz Casanueva (1906–1992) was a Chilean poet, diplomat, and educator. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1971. He was appointed by President Salvador Allende
Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (, , ; 26 June 1908 ...
* 1972:
Edgardo Garrido
Edgardo Garrido (1888–1976) was a Chilean writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature {{Use dmy dates, date=October 2020
In Chile, the National Prize for Literature ''(Premio Nacional de Literatura)'' was created by Law No. 7,368 d ...
Roque Esteban Scarpa
Roque Esteban Scarpa Straboni (March 26, 1914 in Punta Arenas - January 11, 1995 in Santiago) was a Chilean writer, literary critic and scholar. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1980. He was of Croatian and Italian descent.
Sca ...
* 1982:
Marcela Paz
Marcela Paz (February 28, 1902 – June 12, 1985) was the pen name of Esther Huneeus Ramos Falla Salas de Claro, a Chilean writer. She also used the pen names of Paula de la Sierra, Lukim Retse, P. Neka and Juanita Godoy. She was a recipient of the ...
* 1984:
Braulio Arenas
Braulio Arenas ( La Serena, April 4, 1913 - †Santiago May 12, 1988) was a Chilean poet and writer, founder of the surrealist '' Mandrágora'' group.
Life
Braulio Arenas lived most of his youth in the north of Chile, moving in his teens to Tal ...
* 1986:
Enrique Campos Menéndez
Enrique Campos Menéndez (1914–2007) was Marquee of Torreblanca and a Chilean writer. He was born in Punta Arenas, on 12 August 1914 and died on 12 June 2007. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1986.
Education
Menéndez was th ...
* 1988:
Eduardo Anguita
Eduardo Anguita Cuéllar (Yerbas Buenas, Linares Province, Linares November 1914 - Santiago de Chile August 12, 1992) was a Chilean poet, who was awarded the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1988.
Life
Eduardo Anguita was raised in Sa ...
* 1990:
José Donoso
José Manuel Donoso Yáñez (5 October 1924 – 7 December 1996), known as José Donoso, was a Chilean writer, journalist and professor. He lived most of his life in Chile, although he spent many years in self-imposed exile in Mexico, the United ...
* 1992:
Gonzalo Rojas
Gonzalo Rojas Pizarro (December 20, 1916 – April 25, 2011) was a Chilean poet.
* 1994:
Jorge Edwards
Jorge Edwards Valdés (born June 29, 1931) is a Chilean novelist, journalist and diplomat. He was the Chilean ambassador to France during the first Piñera presidency.
Life and career
Edwards attended Law School at the Universidad de Chile.
Du ...
* 1996:
Miguel Arteche
Miguel Salinas Arteche (4 June 1926 – 22 July 2012), best known as Miguel Arteche, the name he adopted after legally reversing his maternal and paternal surnames in 1972, was a Chilean poet and novelist. He was born in Nueva Imperial, Caut ...
Volodia Teitelboim Volodia Teitelboim.
Volodia Teitelboim Volosky (originally ''Valentín Teitelboim Volosky''; March 17, 1916 – January 31, 2008) was a Chilean communist politician, lawyer, and author.
Personal life
Born in Chillán to Jewish immigrants (Ukrainia ...
* 2004:
Armando Uribe
Armando Uribe Arce (October 28, 1933 – January 22, 2020) was a Chilean writer, poet, lawyer, and diplomat.
Biography
Uribe was born in Santiago. He was educated at the Saint George's College. He later studied law in the University of Chile a ...
Isabel Allende
Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born in Lima, 2 August 1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as ''The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espír ...
* 2012:
Óscar Hahn
Óscar Arturo Hahn Garcés (born 5 July 1938)
is a Chilean writer and poet, and a member of the literary generation of the 1960s. Hahn has won multiple distinguished awards, notably the National Prize for Literature (Chile) and the Pablo Neruda ...
* 2014:
Antonio Skármeta
Antonio Skármeta (born Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic on November 7, 1940) is a Chilean writer, scriptwriter and director descending from Croatian immigrants from the Adriatic island of Brač, Dalmatia. He was awarded Chile's National Lite ...
Diamela Eltit
Diamela Eltit in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean writer and university professor. She is a recipient of the National Prize for Literature.
Life
Diamela Eltit graduated from college from Universidad Católica de Chile and pursued graduate stu ...
Hernán Rivera Letelier
Hernán Rivera Letelier (born 11 July 1950 in Talca, Chile) is a Chilean novelist. Until the age of 11 he lived in the Algorta saltpeter mining town, in the north of Chile. When it was closed down, he and his family moved to Antofagasta, where h ...