Literary award · Spain · since 1924

National Novel Prize

Literature prize awarded to Spanish authors. Established 1924 in Spain.

About National Novel Prize

The National Literature Prize for Narrative (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Literatura en la modalidad de Narrativa) is a prize awarded by Spain's Ministry of Culture for a novel written by a Spanish author in any of the languages of Spain. The prize is 20,000 euros. Prior to 1977, the prize appeared and disappeared several times, being given by different institutions.

From the Wikipedia article “National Literature Prize for Narrative”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2024Raúl QuintoNone
2023Of beasts and fowls—
2023Pilar Adón—
2022Marilar AleixandreThe bad women
2021Xesús FragaNone
2019Cristina MoralesLectura fácil
2018Almudena Grandes—
2017Fernando AramburuHomeland
2016Cristina Fernández Cubas—
2015Ignacio Martínez de Pisón—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the National Novel 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.

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