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.

Its jury is composed of previously awarded writers. Sometimes, it is not awarded for a specific work, but for an individual's body of work.[1]

Multiple awards have been given in some years, specially between 1972 and 1992. No award was made in 1968, when it was suspended in protest for the imprisonment of José Revueltas, who had won the award in 1967.[1]

Recipients of the award

Sources

  1. ^ a b Tome, Israel (2016-09-26). "Xavier Villaurrutia". Literatura INBA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. ^ ""Elena Poniatowska: the History of a Love Affair" by George Henson". Latin American Literature Today. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  3. ^ "2006 Lifetime Achievement Award". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  4. ^ Palma, David. "Obtiene Gonzalo Celorio el Premio Xavier Villaurrutia de Escritores para Escritores 2022 por Mentideros de la memoria". Inicio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  5. ^ HG, Redacción AN / (2024-05-17). "Christian Peña gana el Premio Xavier Villaurrutia de Escritores 2023 para Escritores". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-11.

Notes

  1. ^ Elena Poniatowska was offered the 1969 award for her chronicle of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, called La noche de Tlatelolco [es], but she rejected it in an open letter published in Excélsior newspaper, addressed to then-President Luis Echeverría, who was responsible for the massacre, stating, 'Who will award the dead?'
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