Xavier Villaurrutia Award

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Xavier Villaurrutia Award
Awarded forLiterary excellence in Spanish-language literature
CountryMexico
Presented byUnión de Escritores Mexicanos
First award1955

The Xavier Villaurrutia Award (Premio Xavier Villaurrutia) is a prestigious literary prize given in Mexico, to a Latin American writer published in Mexico. Founded in 1955, it was named in memory of Xavier Villaurrutia.

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Its jury is composed of previously awarded writers. Sometimes, it is not awarded for a specific work, but for an individual's body of work. [1]

Multiple awards have been given in some years, specially between 1972 and 1992. No award was made in 1968, when it was suspended in protest for the imprisonment of José Revueltas, who had won the award in 1967. [1] It wasn't given in 1969 since Elena Poniatowska rejected the award in protest for the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. [a] [2] [3]

Recipients of the award

Sources

  1. 1 2 Tome, Israel (2016-09-26). "Xavier Villaurrutia". Literatura INBA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. 1 2 ""Elena Poniatowska: the History of a Love Affair" by George Henson". Latin American Literature Today. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  3. 1 2 "2006 Lifetime Achievement Award". International Women's Media Foundation. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  4. ↑ Rivera, Niza. "Jorge Aguilar Mora recibe el Premio Villaurrutia". Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  5. ↑ "David Toscana gana el premio Xavier Villaurrutia". Gatopardo (in Spanish). 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  6. ↑ Universal, Redacción El (2019-04-30). "Fabio Morábito gana el Premio Xavier Villaurrutia de Escritores para Escritores 2018". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  7. ↑ "Enrique Serna gana el Premio Xavier Villaurrutia de Escritores para Escritores 2019". INBAL - Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  8. ↑ Economista, Redacción El (2021-05-04). "Malva Flores, ganadora del Premio Xavier Villaurrutia 2020". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Cristina Rivera Garza obtiene el Premio Xavier Villaurrutia de Escritores para Escritores 2021". INBAL - Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  10. ↑ Palma, David. "Obtiene Gonzalo Celorio el Premio Xavier Villaurrutia de Escritores para Escritores 2022 por Mentideros de la memoria". Inicio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  11. ↑ HG, Redacción AN / (2024-05-17). "Christian Peña gana el Premio Xavier Villaurrutia de Escritores 2023 para Escritores". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-11.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Elena Poniatowska was offered the 1969 award for her chronicle of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, called La noche de Tlatelolco  [ es ], but she rejected it in an open letter published in Excélsior newspaper, addressed to then-President Luis Echeverría, who was responsible for the massacre, stating, 'Who will award the dead?'
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