Premio Nacional De Novela (Bolivia)
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The National Novel Award (''Premio Nacional de Novela'') is one of the main literary awards given annually in
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. It is convened by the Ministry of Cultures, and originally sponsored by
Grupo Santillana Grupo Santillana, formerly Santillana Ediciones Generales, is a Spanish publisher founded in 1959 by Jesús de Polanco and Francisco Pérez González. From 2008 and due to the high debts of the group PRISA, Santillana made disinvestments to guide ...
, through the
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publishing house. It was established in 1998 to promote the dissemination of
Bolivian literature The constant political turmoil that Bolivia has experienced throughout its history has slowed the development of Bolivian literature. Many talents have had to emigrate or were silenced by the internal conflict. In recent years the literature of Bo ...
in the
novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
genre and better awareness of its authors. All persons of Bolivian nationality who reside in the country, excluding authors awarded the previous two years, authorities, public officials, and Santillana employees, can qualify for the award. A jury composed of prominent members of the Bolivian and international literary and cultural world selects the winner. In practice, it replaced the Erich Guttentag Award, which was organized by Los Amigos del Libro publishing house. Honorable mentions have been granted in some years. In 2012, the prize was 89,300
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(). Of the total sum, the Ministry of Cultures contributed 22,800 Bs., the Embassy of Spain 21,000, Banco Sol 21,000, BBA Previsión AFP 10,500,
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7,000, and Grupo Santilllana with the same amount.


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