The Miguel Hernández National Youth Poetry Award () is a national literary honor presented by Spain's Ministry of Culture.
History The award was established in 2010, and its first call for entries took place in 2011. It aims to support young, creative poets by giving them recognition and "providing a first opportunity for the dissemination and enjoyment of their work."
The prize was instituted on the centenary of the birth of the poet Miguel Hernández, and recognizes work published in the previous year by an author under 31 (the age at which Hernández died). Its monetary award, like Spain's other national literary prizes, was initially 20,000 euros. In 2026, this was increased to 30.000 euros.
Recipients 2011: , for Los idiomas comunes 2012: , for Detener la primavera 2013: , for En este lugar 2014: , for Los poemas de Marcelo Aguafuerte. Crónicas para El buey Apis 2015: , for Celebración 2016: Constantino Molina Monteagudo, for Las ramas del azar 2017: Ángela Segovia, for La curva se volvió barricada 2018: Berta García Faet, for Los Salmos Fosforitos 2019: Xaime Martínez Menéndez, for Cuerpos perdidos en las morgues 2020: , for Atlas 2021: , for Los días eternos 2022: Ismael Ramos, for Lixeiro (in Galician, published by Xerais; later translated into Castilian as Ligero, published by La Bella Varsovia) 2023: Mayte Gómez Molina, for Los trabajos sin Hércules 2024: Lola Tórtola, for Los dioses destruidos 2025: Elisa Fernández Guzmán, for Después del pop
See also Miguel de Cervantes Prize National Poetry Award (Spain) Premio de la Crítica Española Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas
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