Rómulo Gallegos Prize

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The Rómulo Gallegos Prize is a prestigious international literary award for Spanish-language novels, regarded as one of the most important honors in Latin American literature.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish-language literary award
international award
literary award
awardedEvery two years
awardedFor Spanish-language novel
awardIncludes cash prize
diploma
medal
continentOfAwardingCountry South America
countryOfOrigin Venezuela
currencyOfCashPrize Venezuelan bolívar
eligibility authors of Spanish-language novels
novels published in the preceding two years
establishedToHonor Rómulo Gallegos’s contribution to literature
establishedToPromote Latin American authors
Spanish-language narrative
field Latin American literature
literature
firstAwarded 1967
frequency biennial
genre novel
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.celarg.org.ve (Rómulo Gallegos Prize section)
hasReputationAs one of the most important literary prizes in the Spanish-speaking world
one of the most prestigious awards in Latin American literature
inception 1964
juryComposition critics
scholars
writers
languageOfWork Spanish
locatedIn Venezuela
location Caracas
mediaType book
namedAfter Rómulo Gallegos
namedAfterCountry Venezuela
namedAfterOccupation novelist
politician
notableFor importance in Latin American literature
prestige in Spanish-language literature
organizerType cultural foundation
presentedBy Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos
Fundación Celarg
regionScope Ibero-America
selectionMethod jury decision
sponsor Venezuelan government
typicalAnnouncementPlace Caracas


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