Premio de Traducción Literaria Tomás Segovia is a Mexican

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given to

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s. The honorarium includes a cash prize of making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. It alternates every year between translators who translate into Spanish, and those translating from Spanish. It is named in honor of Spanish-born Mexican author, translator and poet Tomas Segovia (1927–2011). The award was established in 2012 by the

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(Conaculta), a Mexican government agency responsible for promoting the arts. It is financed by Conaculta in partnership with Fondo de Cultura Economica (Mexico's leading publisher) and the

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, where the award will be presented.

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Premio de Traducción Literaria Tomás Segovia
official website Translation awards Awards established in 2012 2012 establishments in Mexico Mexican literary awards Spanish-language literary awards {{translation-award-stub