National Novel Award

National Novel Award
National Novel Award
Sponsored by	Alfaguara
Country	Bolivia
First awarded	1998

The National Novel Award (Premio Nacional de Novela) is one of the main literary awards given annually in Bolivia. It is convened by the Ministry of Cultures,^[1] and originally sponsored by Grupo Santillana, through the Alfaguara publishing house. It was established in 1998 to promote the dissemination of Bolivian literature in the novel genre and better awareness of its authors.^[2]^[3]

All persons of Bolivian nationality who reside in the country, excluding authors awarded the previous two years, authorities, public officials, and Santillana employees, can qualify for the award. A jury composed of prominent members of the Bolivian and international literary and cultural world selects the winner.

In practice, it replaced the Erich Guttentag Award, which was organized by Los Amigos del Libro publishing house. Honorable mentions have been granted in some years.

In 2012, the prize was 89,300 bolivianos (US$12,923).^[2] Of the total sum, the Ministry of Cultures contributed 22,800 Bs., the Embassy of Spain 21,000, Banco Sol 21,000, BBA Previsión AFP 10,500, Red ATB 7,000, and Grupo Santilllana with the same amount.^[4]

Winners

List of winners of the National Novel Award
Year	Novel	Author	Department
1999	La vida me duele sin vos	Gonzalo Lema	Tarija
2000	Alguien más a cargo	Cé Mendizábal	Oruro
2001	Magdalena en el Paraíso	Tito Gutiérrez Vargas	Cochabamba
2002	Potosí 1600 [es]	Ramón Rocha Monroy	Cochabamba
2003	El delirio de Turing	Edmundo Paz Soldán	Cochabamba
2004	La gula del picaflor	Juan Claudio Lechín [es]	Cochabamba
2005	La doncella del barón Cementerio	Eduardo Scott-Moreno	Cochabamba
2006	El agorero de sal	Luisa Fernanda Siles	La Paz
2007	Fantasmas asesinos	Wilmer Urrelo	La Paz
2008	La toma del manuscrito	Sebastián Antezana	Mexico- La Paz
2009	He de morir de cosas así	Eduardo Scott-Moreno	Cochabamba
2010	La noche como un ala	Máximo Pacheco Balanza	Chuquisaca
2011	Diario secreto	Claudio Ferrufino-Coqueugniot	Cochabamba
2012	En el fondo tu ausencia^[2]	Rosario Barahona	Chuquisaca
2013	Pasado por sal	Cé Mendizábal	Oruro
2014	El sonido de la H^[5]	Magela Baudoin	Venezuela- Santa Cruz
2015	La Guerra del Papel^[6]	Oswaldo Calatayud	La Paz
2017	Soundtrack; glosario de términos relacionados^[7]	Camila Urioste [es]	La Paz
2018	Días detenidos^[8]	Guillermo Augusto Ruiz Plaza	La Paz

List of Honorable Mentions
Year	Novel	Author	Department
1999	Altiplano Express	Juan de Recacoechea	La Paz
2000	Huesos y cenizas	Máximo Pacheco Balanza	Chuquisaca
2003	Periférica Blvd.	Adolfo Cárdenas Franco	La Paz
2006	Retrato de ciudad con calavera en mano	Máximo Pacheco Balanza	Chuquisaca
2007	Los ingenuos	Verónica Ormachea Gutiérrez	La Paz
2007	Mundo puto	Roberto Cuevas	La Paz
2008	La virgen de los deseos	Néstor Taboada Terán	La Paz
2010	Lluvia de piedra	Rodrigo Urquiola Flores [es]	La Paz
2017	La ceguera del jaguar^[7]	Rodrigo Urquiola Flores [es]	La Paz

References

^ "Culturas galardona a estudiantes de primaria y secundaria" [Cultures Awards Primary and Secondary School Students] (in Spanish). Ministry of Cultures. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Quiroz, Mauricio (29 November 2012). "María del Rosario Barahona gana el Premio Nacional de Novela 2012" [María del Rosario Barahona Wins the 2012 National Novel Award]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ "Premios y Concursos Nacionales" [National Awards and Contests] (in Spanish). Bolivian Viceministry of Cultural Development. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ Quiroz, Mauricio (28 November 2012). "Este jueves se devela el Premio Nacional de Novela 2012" [The National Novel Award is Unveiled This Thursday]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ "La periodista Magela Baudoin, con 'El sonido de la H', obtiene el Premio Nacional de Novela 2014" [The Journalist Magela Baudoin, With 'El sonido de la H', Obtains the 2014 National Novel Award]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. ABI. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ Cazas, Anahí (29 June 2016). "Calatayud gana el Premio de Novela con La guerra del papel" [Calatayud Wins the Novel Award with La Guerra del Papel]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Camila Urioste gana el premio nacional de novela de Bolivia con 'Soundtrack'" [Camila Urioste Wins the National Novel Award of Bolivia with 'Soundtrack']. La Paz. EFE. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ Chavez, Paola (3 December 2018). "Ruiz, el paceño es Premio Nacional de Novela con 'Días detenidos'" [Ruiz, from La Paz, is National Novel Award Winner with 'Días detenidos']. La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[1] "Culturas galardona a estudiantes de primaria y secundaria" [Cultures Awards Primary and Secondary School Students] (in Spanish). Ministry of Cultures. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[Barahona-2] Quiroz, Mauricio (29 November 2012). "María del Rosario Barahona gana el Premio Nacional de Novela 2012" [María del Rosario Barahona Wins the 2012 National Novel Award]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[3] "Premios y Concursos Nacionales" [National Awards and Contests] (in Spanish). Bolivian Viceministry of Cultural Development. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[4] Quiroz, Mauricio (28 November 2012). "Este jueves se devela el Premio Nacional de Novela 2012" [The National Novel Award is Unveiled This Thursday]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[5] "La periodista Magela Baudoin, con 'El sonido de la H', obtiene el Premio Nacional de Novela 2014" [The Journalist Magela Baudoin, With 'El sonido de la H', Obtains the 2014 National Novel Award]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. ABI. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[6] Cazas, Anahí (29 June 2016). "Calatayud gana el Premio de Novela con La guerra del papel" [Calatayud Wins the Novel Award with La Guerra del Papel]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[Soundtrack-7] "Camila Urioste gana el premio nacional de novela de Bolivia con 'Soundtrack'" [Camila Urioste Wins the National Novel Award of Bolivia with 'Soundtrack']. La Paz. EFE. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[8] Chavez, Paola (3 December 2018). "Ruiz, el paceño es Premio Nacional de Novela con 'Días detenidos'" [Ruiz, from La Paz, is National Novel Award Winner with 'Días detenidos']. La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2019.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]