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The Xavier Villaurrutia Award (Premio Xavier Villaurrutia) is a prestigious literary prize given in Mexico, to a Latin American writer published in Mexico. Founded in 1955, it was named in memory of
Xavier Villaurrutia Xavier Villaurrutia y González (27 March 1903 – 25 December 1950) was a Mexican poet, playwright and literary critic whose most famous works are the short theatrical dramas called ''Autos profanos'', compiled in the work ''Poesía y teatro c ...
. Multiple awards have been given in some years. No award was made in 1968, when it was suspended in recognition of the imprisonment of José Revueltas who had won the award in 1967.


Recipients of the award

* 1955: Juan Rulfo, for '' Pedro Páramo'' (novel) * 1956: Octavio Paz, for ''
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'' (essay) * 1957:
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'' (novel) * 1958: no award * 1959: Marco Antonio Montes de Oca, for ''Delante de la luz cantan los pájaros'' (poetry) * 1960:
Rosario Castellanos Rosario Castellanos Figueroa (; 25 May 1925 – 7 August 1974) was a Mexican poet and author. She was one of Mexico's most important literary voices in the last century. Throughout her life, she wrote eloquently about issues of cultural and gend ...
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'' (novel) * 1961: no award * 1962: no award * 1963 ** Elena Garro, for ''
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'' (novel) **
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'' (novel) * 1964:
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, for '' Mirándola dormir'' (poetry) * 1965:
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, for '' Farabeuf'' (novel) * 1966:
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'' (novel) * 1967: José Revueltas, for life’s work * 1968: suspended * 1969: suspended * 1970: Eduardo Lizalde, for ''
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'' (poetry) * 1971:
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, for '' Las llaves de Urgell'' (short story) *1972 **
Juan García Ponce Juan García Ponce (September 22, 1932 – December 27, 2003) was a Mexican novelist, short-story writer, essayist, translator and critic of Mexican art. Life and works He was born in Mérida, state of Yucatán, Mexico. Notable works include '' ...
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Esther Seligson Esther Seligson (25 October 1941 – 8 February 2010) was a Mexican writer, poet, translator, and historian. She was an academic, with a wide range of interests including art, cultural history, Jewish philosophy, mythology, religion and theater. ...
, for '' Otros son los sueños'' (novel) **
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Julieta Campos Julieta Campos (8 May 1932 – 5 September 2007) was a Cuban- Mexican writer. Life Born in Havana, she moved to Mexico in the 1950s after marrying diplomat Enrique González Pedrero. Julieta Campos won the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia for her n ...
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'' (essay) ** Efraín Huerta, for life’s work *1976 **
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, for '' Minotauromaquia'' (poetry) **
Jorge Enrique Adoum Jorge Enrique Adoum (June 29, 1926 in Ambato – July 3, 2009 in Quito) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, politician, and diplomat. He was one of the major exponents of Latin American poetry. His work received such prestigious awards as the first ...
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, for '' Crispal'' (novel) ** Enrique González Rojo, for ''
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'' (poetry) *1977 **
Silvia Molina Silvia Molina (born October 10, 1946, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican author, playwright, editor, and essayist. She has written numerous novels, including ''La mañana debe seguir gris'', which won a Xavier Villaurrutia Award in 1977, and '' ...
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'' (poetry) **
Amparo Dávila Amparo Dávila (February 28, 1928 – April 18, 2020) was a Mexican writer best known for her short stories touching on the fantastic and the uncanny. She won the Xavier Villaurrutia Award, Xavier Villarrutia Award in 1977 for her short story ...
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'' (novel) *1978 ** José Luis González, for '' Balada de otro tiempo'' (novel) **
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'' (poetry) ** Emiliano González, for ''
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'' (essay) *1979 **
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'' (novel) *1980 ** Sergio Fernández, for ''
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, for '' Septiembre y los otros días'' (short story) ** Alí Chumacero, for life’s work *1981 **
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'' (short story) *1982 **
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'' (short story) * 1986 **
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, for '' Último exilio'' (novel) *1987 **
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, for '' Las hojas muertas'' (novel) *1988 ** Álvaro Mutis, for ''
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, for '' Las estratagemas de Dios'' (short story) *1989 ** Carmen Boullosa, for ''
Antes , La salvaja y Papeles irresponsables ''Antes'' may refer to: * Antes people, inhabiting parts of Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages * Plural of Ante (poker) * "Antes" (song), 2021 song by Anuel AA * Antes (surname) See also *Henry Antes House, historic house in Upper Frederic ...
'' (novel) ** Guillermo Sheridan, for '' Un corazón adicto: la vida de Ramón López Velarde'' (essay) *1990 **
José Luis Rivas José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...
, for ''
Brazos de mar The Brazos River ( , ), called the ''Río de los Brazos de Dios'' (translated as "The River of the Arms of God") by early Spanish explorers, is the 11th-longest river in the United States at from its headwater source (river or stream), source at ...
'' (poetry) ** Emilio García Riera, for ''
El cine es mejor que la vida EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (memoires) *1991 **
Vicente Quirarte Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
, for ''
El ángel es vampiro EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American ...
'' (poetry) **
Gerardo Deniz Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race car ...
, for ''
Amor y oxidente Amor ("love" in Latin, Spanish and Portuguese) may refer to: Music Albums * ''Amor'' (Julio Iglesias album), 1982 * ''Amor'' (Andrea Bocelli album), 2006 Songs * "Amor" (Los Auténticos Decadentes song), 2000 * "Amor" (Cristian Castro song), 199 ...
'' *1992 ** Daniel Sada, for ''
Registro de causantes Registro is a city near the Atlantic coast of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 56,393 (2020 est.) in an area of 722 km². The elevation is 25 m. Registro in Portuguese means register, and this name was given to the city because it w ...
'' (short story) ** Marco Antonio Campos, for ''
Antología personal Antología may refer to: Music Albums *Antología (V8 album), ''Antología'' (V8 album) *Antología (Manuel Mijares album), ''Antología'' (Manuel Mijares album) *Antología (Marcos Witt album), ''Antología'' (Marcos Witt album) *Antología (Fiska ...
'' (poetry) *1993:
Jorge López Páez Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...
, for ''
Los cerros azules LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
'' (novel) * 1994: Francisco Hernández, for ''
Moneda de tres caras ''Moneda'' is the second album released by the Dominican Rock group Toque Profundo. Like the first album it too was independently recorded. "Llorare" was covered by Maximo Martinez in the production ''Rock & Jazz: Turismo Republica Dominicana'' ...
'' (poetry) * 1995:
Carlos Monsiváis Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (May 4, 1938 – June 19, 2010) was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. ...
, for '' Los rituales del caos'' (chronicle) * 1996:
Jaime Labastida Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...
, for ''
Animal de silencios y La palabra enemiga Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage ...
'' (poetry) * 1997:
Jorge Ruiz Dueñas Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...
, for '' Habitaré su nombre y Saravá'' (poetry) * 1998:
Ignacio Solares Ignacio Solares Bernal (15 January 1945 – 24 August 2023) was a Mexican novelist, editor and playwright, whose novel ''La invasión'' (''The Invasion'', 2004) was a bestseller in Mexico and Spain. Until 2005 he served as the Coordinator of Cu ...
, for ''
El sitio {{Infobox settlement , name = El Sitio , native_name = , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = town , image_skyline = , image_alt = , image_caption = , im ...
'' (novel) *1999:
Juan Villoro Juan Villoro (born 24 September 1956, in Mexico City) is a Mexican writer and journalist and the son of philosopher Luis Villoro. He has been well known among intellectual circles in Mexico, Latin America and Spain for years, but his success among ...
, for '' La casa pierde'' (short story) * 2000: Vicente Leñero, for ''
La inocencia de este mundo LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (anthology) * 2001:
Mario Bellatin Mario Bellatin (born July 23, 1960, Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican-born Peruvian novelist. Early life Mario Bellatin was born in Mexico City to Peruvian parents. Soon after Mario was born, his parents returned to Lima. He spent two years study ...
, for ''
Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Including the Komodo Islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 15,530.58 km2, and th ...
'' (novel) * 2002 **
Juan Bañuelos ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...
, for ''
A paso de hierba A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''ae ...
'' (poetry) **
Hugo Gutiérrez Vega Hugo Gutiérrez Vega (February 20, 1934 – September 25, 2015) was a Mexican poet, lawyer, writer, academic, actor and translator. In addition to his writings, Gutiérrez Vega, a career diplomat, served as Mexico's Ambassador to Greece from 1987 ...
, for '' Peregrinaciones: Poesía 1965-2001 Bazar de asombros II'' (poetry) *2003 ** Coral Bracho, for '' Ese espacio, ese jardín'' (poetry) **
Pedro Ángel Palou García Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...
, for '' Con la muerte en los puños'' (novel) * 2004:
Christopher Domínguez Michael Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...
, for ''
Vida de Fray Servando Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missouri ...
'' (essay) * 2005:
David Huerta David Huerta (8 October 1949 – 3 October 2022) was a Mexican poet and the son of well-known poet Efraín Huerta. His wife was the writer Verónica Murguía. Biography He was born in Mexico City, the son of the poets Efraín Huerta and Mirey ...
, for '' Versión'' (poetry) * 2006:
Alejandro Rossi Alejandro Rossi (''Alessandro Rossi''; September 22, 1932 – June 5, 2009) was born in Florence, Italy of Venezuelan mother and Italian father) was an Italians, Italian-Venezuelan writer. Alejandro Rossi wrote philosophy, philosophical essays, sho ...
, por '' Edén. Vida imaginada'' (novel) *2007 **
Elsa Cross Elsa Cross (born March 6, 1946 in Mexico City), is a contemporary Spanish-language Mexican writer perhaps best known for her poetry. She has also published translations, philosophical essays and is known as an authority on Indian philosophy. ...
, for '' Cuaderno de Amorgós'' (poetry) **
Pura López Colomé Pura López Colomé (born November 6, 1952) is a Mexican poet and translator. She has contributed to various magazines and cultural supplements with poetry, essays, and translations of poetry and prose from English into Spanish. Her awards include ...
, for ''
y Santo y Seña Y, or y, is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh ...
'' (poetry) *2008:
Adolfo Castañón Adolfo may refer to: * Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality * Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer * Adolfo or Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in Ge ...
, ''Viaje a México. Ensayos, crónicas y retratos'' (essay) *2009:
Tedi López Mills Tedi López Mills is a Mexican poet born in 1959 in Mexico City. She studied philosophy at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for the first three years of her Bachelor's and finished at Sorbonne University in Paris. She later comple ...
, ''Muerte en la rúa Augusta'' (poetry) *2010:
Sergio Mondragón Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...
, ''Hojarasca'' (poetry) *2011:
Felipe Garrido Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy pe ...
, ''Conjuros'' (short story) *2012:
Myriam Moscona Myriam Moscona (מרים מוסקונה) (born 1955 in Mexico City) is a Mexican journalist, translator and poet in the Ladino and Spanish languages who comes from a Bulgarian Sephardi Jewish family. She teaches at Miami University. She was the ...
, ''Tela de Sevoya'' (novel) *2013:
José de la Colina José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
, ''Libertades imaginadas'' (essay) *2014: Álvaro Uribe, ''Autorretrato de familia con perro'' (novel) *2015:
Jorge Aguilar Mora Jorge Aguilar Mora (9 January 1946 – 5 January 2024) was a Mexican essayist, novelist, poet, professor and literary critic. Biography Aguilar Mora studied Hispanic language and literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) ...
, ''Sueños de la razón, 1799 y 1800. Umbrales del siglo XIX'' (essay) *2016:
Alberto Blanco (poet) Alberto Blanco (born February 18, 1951) is a Mexican poet. Born in Mexico City, he spent his childhood and adolescence in that city, and he studied chemistry at the Universidad Iberoamericana and philosophy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma ...
, ''El canto y el vuelo'' (essay) *2017:
David Toscana David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
, ''Olegaroy'' (novel) *2018:
Fabio Morábito Fabio Morábito (born February 21, 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt) is a Mexican writer and poet. Born in Egypt to Italian parents, he spent his childhood in Milan. Since the age of 14 he has lived in Mexico City where he has written four books of p ...
, ''El lector a domicilio'' (novel) *2019:
Enrique Serna Enrique Serna (born 11 January 1959) is a Mexican writer. Serna was born in Mexico City. Before devoting himself entirely to literature, he was a scriptwriter for various Mexico, Mexican soap operas and wrote biographies of popular Mexican figure ...
, ''El vendedor de silencio'' (novel) *2020:
Malva Flores Malva Flores (born September 12, 1961, in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American ...
, ''Estrella de dos puntas'' (essay)


External links


El Premio Xavier Villaurrutia, Coordinación Nacional de Literatura
- in Spanish Mexican literary awards