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Premio Cervantes
2025 Winner
Complete History
2020s
2010s
- 2019Joana
- 2018Jardín de sílice
- 2017¿Te dio miedo la sangre?
- 2016La ciudad de los prodigios
- 2015Noticias del Imperio
- 2014Señas de identidad
- 2013La noche de Tlatelolco — Elena Poniatowska
- 2012Ágata ojo de gato — José Manuel Caballero Bonald
- 2011Poemas y antipoemas — Nicanor Parra
- 2010Olvidado rey Gudú — Ana María Matute
2000s
- 2009Las batallas en el desierto — José Emilio Pacheco
- 2008Últimas tardes con Teresa — Juan Marsé
- 2007Gotán — Juan Gelman
- 2006Libro del frío — Antonio Gamoneda
- 2005El desfile del amor — Sergio Pitol
- 2004El Jarama — Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
- 2003La miseria del hombre — Gonzalo Rojas
- 2002El grano de maíz rojo — José Jiménez Lozano
- 2001The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll — Álvaro Mutis
- 2000Mortal y rosa — Francisco Umbral
1990s
- 1999Persona non grata — Jorge Edwards
- 1998Cuaderno de Nueva York — José Hierro
- 1997Three Trapped Tigers — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
- 1996Geografía es amor — José García Nieto
- 1995La familia de Pascual Duarte — Camilo José Cela
- 1994The Time of the Hero — Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1993Cinco horas con Mario — Miguel Delibes
- 1992Jardín — Dulce María Loynaz
- 1991Muertes de perro — Francisco Ayala
- 1990The Invention of Morel — Adolfo Bioy Casares
1980s
- 1989I, the Supreme — Augusto Roa Bastos
- 1988El hombre y lo divino — María Zambrano
- 1987The Death of Artemio Cruz — Carlos Fuentes
- 1986Historia de una escalera — Antonio Buero Vallejo
- 1985La saga/fuga de J.B. — Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
- 1984El túnel — Ernesto Sabato
- 1983Sobre los ángeles — Rafael Alberti
- 1982La casa encendida — Luis Rosales
- 1981The Labyrinth of Solitude — Octavio Paz
- 1980La vida breve — Juan Carlos Onetti
About the Premio Cervantes
The Premio Cervantes is the most prestigious literary prize in the Spanish-speaking world, awarded annually since 1976 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture to a writer for their entire body of work in the Spanish language. Named after Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quijote, the prize is a lifetime achievement award that recognizes contributions to the enrichment of the Spanish literary heritage. It alternates between writers from Spain and from Latin America, and the ceremony is held on April 23 — Cervantes's death anniversary — at the University of Alcalá de Henares, with Spain's king presiding. The prize carries €125,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
- It is a lifetime achievement award, recognizing the writer's entire body of work and their total contribution to Spanish-language literature, not any single publication.
- April 23 is World Book Day and is commemorated as the anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes in 1616. The ceremony at Alcalá de Henares — Cervantes's birthplace — honors this connection.
- Traditionally, the prize alternates between a writer from Spain and a writer from Latin America, though this is a convention rather than a strict rule.
- The prize is awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, with nominations submitted by the Royal Spanish Academy and the national language academies of Latin American countries. A selection committee of academics then recommends a winner to the Minister of Culture.
- The Premio Cervantes carries a prize of €125,000 (approximately $136,000 USD), making it one of the most lucrative literary awards in the Spanish-speaking world.
- The prize is specifically for contributions to Spanish-language literature. While some laureates are from Catalonia (Joan Margarit), their prize-winning body of work includes substantial Spanish-language writing.
- The winner is typically announced in November or December of the preceding year, but the ceremony and prize presentation take place on April 23.
- Past laureates include Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Rafael Cadenas, Ida Vitale, and many other giants of Spanish-language literature.
- Yes. Any writer who has made a significant contribution to Spanish-language literature, regardless of their country of origin, is eligible.
- The Premio Cervantes is sometimes described as the Nobel Prize of the Spanish-speaking world. While it lacks the global prestige of the Nobel, it is the highest recognition a Spanish-language writer can receive for their career.