Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature
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The Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature (officially in Spanish language: Premio Nacional de Literatura "Miguel Ángel Asturias") is the most important literary award in Guatemala. Sometimes referred to as the "National Literary Prize", it is dedicated to the memory of the former Guatemalan writer, statesman, and Nobel Prize winner Miguel Ángel Asturias and is a one-time only award that recognizes an individual writer's body of work.
The Guatemalan National Prize in Literature has been given annually since 1988 by the Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes (Ministry of Culture and Sports) at ceremonies in the Palacio Nacional de la Cultura (National Palace of Culture). The winner receives a gold medal plus a cash award of 50 thousand quetzales.
Past winners of the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Literature Prize:
- 1988 : Luis Alfredo Arango
- 1989 : Carlos Solórzano
- 1990 : Otto-Raúl González
- 1991 : Dante Liano
- 1992 : Enrique Juárez Toledo
- 1993 : Mario Monteforte Toledo
- 1994 : Luz Méndez de la Vega
- 1995 : Miguel Ángel Vásquez
- 1996 : Margarita Carrera
- 1997 : Augusto Monterroso
- 1998 : Francisco Morales Santos
- 1999 : Mario Alberto Carrera
- 2000 : Ana María Rodas
- 2001 : Isabel de los Ángeles Ruano
- 2002 : Julio Fausto Aguilera
- 2003 : Humberto Ak'abal (declined)
- 2004 : Rodrigo Rey Rosa
- 2005 : Carlos Navarrete Cáceres
