Alfaguara Prize

The Alfaguara Novel Prize (Spanish: Premio Alfaguara de Novela) is a Spanish-language literary award. The award is one of the most prestigious in the Spanish language.It includes a prize of US$175,000(about €162,000) making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. It is sponsored by Alfaguara, a publisher owned by Penguin Random House. The prize was created in 1965 by Alfaguara and continued until 1972. In 1980 Alfaguara was purchased by Grupo Santillana. In 1998 the award was reconvened. The prize is notable not only for its monetary value but also because the winner receives an original sculpture by the renowned Spanish artist Martín Chirino. The competition requires submitted manuscripts to be original, unpublished works written in Spanish.

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Check the official rules of the Alfaguara Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.