Carlos Fuentes Prize

Carlos Fuentes International Prize for Literary Creation in the Spanish Language (Spanish: Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español) is a literary award established in 2012 by the Mexican government in honor of Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes. It is presented by the Secretaría de Cultura and the National Autonomous University of Mexico to a writer whose life's work have enriched humanity's heritage. Originally carrying a remuneration of US$250,000 when launched, the prize was halved to US$125,000 in 2019, which continues to place it among the richest literary prizes in the world.

The jury is composed of seven people including a member of Spain’s Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, another from the Mexican Spanish-language academy, one more from another academy in Latin America or the Philippines, and four additional academic or literary figures from Mexico.

Recipients

YearAuthorNationalityRef(s)
2012Mario Vargas LlosaPeru, Spain
2014Sergio RamírezNicaragua
2016Eduardo LizaldeMexico
2018Luis GoytisoloSpain
2019 Luisa Valenzuela Argentina
2020Diamela EltitChile
2022 Margo Glantz Mexico
2023 Elena Poniatowska Mexico
2024 Luis García Montero Spain
2025 Gioconda Belli Nicaragua
2026 Juan Villoro Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "Carlos Fuentes Literary Prize Created". Latin American Herald Tribune. July 4, 2012. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ admin (2024-06-24). "Luis García Montero, Premio Carlos Fuentes". Gaceta UNAM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. ↑ Talavera, Juan Carlos (2019-07-24). "Así devalúan el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  4. ↑ "Conaculta anuncia el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español" (in Spanish). July 3, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mario Vargas Llosa wins Inaugural Carlos Fuentes Prize". Latino Fox News. October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sergio Ramirez wins Mexico's Carlos Fuentes Prize". Latino Fox News. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ "El poeta mexicano Eduardo Lizalde, ganador del Premio Carlos Fuentes". El País (in Spanish). 2016-11-08. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  8. ↑ "El poeta Eduardo Lizalde recibe Premio Carlos Fuentes". Chicago Tribune. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
  9. ↑ "Luis Goytisolo, Premio Carlos Fuentes 2018". El Cultural (in Spanish). 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  10. ↑ "Luisa Valenzuela, la primera escritora en ganar el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes" (in Spanish). El Universal. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-02.
  11. ↑ "Diamela Eltit ganó el Premio Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria 2020". Página12 (in Spanish). 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  12. ↑ Cultura, Secretaría de (2024-07-24). "Margo Glantz recibió el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español 2022". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  13. ↑ "Margo Glantz recibe el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes". Gaceta UNAM (in Spanish). 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  14. ↑ Talavera, Juan Carlos (2023-08-15). "Elena Poniatowska gana el Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  15. ↑ Viña, Daniel Alonso (2023-08-15). "Elena Poniatowska recibe el premio internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  16. ↑ infoLibre (2024-08-21). "Luis García Montero recibe el premio Carlos Fuentes: "Periodistas y escritores somos los testigos del mundo"". infoLibre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  17. ↑ "Gioconda Belli gana el Premio Carlos Fuentes". aristeguinoticias.com, 17 October 2025 (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  18. ↑ Reyes, Rosario (30 September 2026). "Juan Villoro gana el Premio Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español 2026". El Sol de México. OEM.
  19. ↑ "Juan Villoro es reconocido con el Premio Carlos Fuentes 2026". Associated Press. September 30, 2026.