Prêmio Portugal Telecom de Literatura

Oceanos-Prêmio de Literatura em Língua Portuguesa (until 2014 Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature Portuguese: Prêmio Portugal Telecom de Literatura) is a Brazilian literary award established in 2003 by Portugal Telecom and awarded annually to Brazilian literature. From 2007 onwards, Portuguese-language works from other countries are also eligible. In 2014 Portugal Telecom was bought by the French company Altice. From 2015 on, the prize was named Oceanos- Prêmio de Literatura em Língua Portuguesa (Oceans- Portuguese Language Literature Prize) sponsored by Itaú Cultural foundation.

From the Wikipedia article “Oceanos-Prêmio de Literatura em Língua Portuguesa”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Check the official rules of the Prêmio Portugal Telecom de Literatura 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.