Carlos Fuentes International Prize for Literary Creation in the Spanish Language (Spanish: Premio Internacional Carlos Fuentes a la Creación Literaria en el Idioma Español) is a literary award established in 2012 by the Mexican government in honor of Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes. It is presented by the Secretaría de Cultura and the National Autonomous University of Mexico to a writer whose life's work have enriched humanity's heritage. Originally carrying a remuneration of US$250,000 when launched, the prize was halved to in 2019, which continues to place it among the richest literary prizes in the world.
The jury is composed of seven people including a member of Spain’s Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, another from the Mexican Spanish-language academy, one more from another academy in Latin America or the Philippines, and four additional academic or literary figures from Mexico.
Recipients
Year Author Nationality Ref(s) 2012 Mario Vargas Llosa Peru, Spain 2014 Sergio Ramírez Nicaragua 2016 Eduardo Lizalde Mexico 2018 Luis Goytisolo Spain 2019Luisa ValenzuelaArgentina 2020 Diamela Eltit Chile 2022Margo GlantzMexico2023Elena PoniatowskaMexico2024Luis García MonteroSpain2025Gioconda BelliNicaragua"Gioconda Belli gana el Premio Carlos Fuentes". aristeguinoticias.com, 17 October 2025 (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.2026Juan VilloroMexico
References
External links Carlos Fuentes Prize, official website