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, Spain. On 24 November 1980, the Municipal Assembly agreed to institute it as a tribute to the writer
Felipe Trigo
Felipe Trigo (13 February 1864 in Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz – 2 September 1916 in Madrid) was a 20th-century Spain, Spanish writer.
He studied Medicine in Madrid and practised in several villages in Extremadura. He later become a ...
, born in the city in 1864.
It is given in two categories: Novel and Short Narrative. A third, Short Narrative by
Extremaduran 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
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1981 establishments in Spain
Awards established in 1981
Spanish literary awards