The Alfaguara Novel Prize () is a Spanish-language literary award. The award is one of the most prestigious in the Spanish language.It includes a prize of (about ) 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 The competition requires submitted manuscripts to be original, unpublished works written in Spanish. A key feature of the prize is the simultaneous publication and distribution of the winning novel across almost all Spanish-speaking countries (including Spain, the US Hispanic market, and Latin America), ensuring immediate, widespread reach for the author. Recent winners include Sergio del Molino (2024) and Guillermo Saccomanno (2025).
Winners Year Title Author Nationality1965Las corrupcionesJesús TorbadoSpain1966Pascua y naranjasManuel VicentSpain1967FaunaHéctor Vázquez-AzpiriSpain1968Corte de cortezaDaniel SueiroSpain1969colspan=3 1970Todas esas muertes Carlos DroguettChile1971Leña verdeLuis BerenguerSpain1972Florido mayoAlfonso GrossoSpain1973–97colspan=3 1998Caracol BeachEliseo AlbertoCubaMargarita, How Beautiful the SeaSergio RamírezNicaragua1999Son de marManuel VicentSpain2000Últimas noticias del paraísoClara SánchezSpain2001La piel del cieloElena PoniatowskaMexico2002El vuelo de la reinaTomás Eloy MartínezArgentina2003 Diablo guardiánXavier VelascoMexico2004Delirium Laura RestrepoColombia2005El turno del escribaGraciela MontesEma WolfArgentina2006Red AprilSantiago RoncaglioloPeru2007See How Much I Love YouLuis LeanteSpain2008ChiquitaAntonio Orlando RodríguezCuba2009Traveller of the CenturyAndrés NeumanSpain-Argentina2010El arte de la resurrecciónHernán Rivera Letelier obtiene el Premio Alfaguara 2010 con su obra 'El arte de la resurrección'Hernán Rivera LetelierChile2011The Sound of Things FallingJuan Gabriel VásquezColombia2012Una misma nocheelpais.comLeopoldo BrizuelaArgentina2013La invención del amor José OvejeroSpain2014El mundo de afueraJorge FrancoColombia2015Contigo en la distanciaCarla GuelfenbeinChile2016La noche de la usinaEduardo SacheriArgentina2017RendiciónRay LorigaSpain2018Una novela criminalJorge VolpiMexico2019Mañana tendremos otros nombresPatricio PronArgentina2020Salvar el fuegoGuillermo ArriagaMexico2021Los abismosPilar QuintanaColombia2022El tercer paraísoCristian AlarcónChile2023Cien cuyesGustavo RodríguezPeru2024Los alemanesSergio del MolinoSpain2025The Wind Will ArriveGuillermo SaccomannoArgentina
References
External links Alfaguara Prize home page