Prémio Leya

The Prémio Leya is a Portuguese literary award established in 2008 and awarded annually by the Portuguese book publishing company Leya to an unpublished Portuguese-language novel. The winner receives €100,000, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.

Winners

• 2008: In the first edition of the prize, the winner was Brazilian Murilo Antônio de Carvalho, for O Rastro do Jaguar.[1] The juri was presided by Manuel Alegre and included José Carlos Seabra Pereira and Nuno Júdice, from Portugal; Lourenço Rosário, from Mozambique; Pepetela, from Angola; and Rita Chaves and Carlos Heitor Cony, from Brazil.
• 2009: João Paulo Borges Coelho, a Mozambican historian and writer, for O Olho de Hertzog.
• 2010: not assigned
• 2011: João Ricardo Pedro, from (Portugal), with the book O teu rosto será o último.
• 2012: Nuno Camarneiro (Portugal), for Debaixo de algum céu. [2]
• 2013: Gabriela Ruivo Trindade, Uma Outra Voz. [3]
• 2014: Afonso Reis Cabral (Portugal), O Meu Irmão.
• 2015: António Tavares (Portugal), O Coro dos Defuntos.
• 2016: not assigned
• 2017: João Pinto Coelho (Portugal), Os Loucos da Rua Mazur.
• 2018: Itamar Vieira Júnior (Brazil), Torto Arado.[4]

References

1. "Brasileiro Murilo Antonio Carvalho ganha Prêmio Leya de Literatura" (in Portuguese). Folha Online. October 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
2. "Nuno Camarneiro vence Prémio LeYa" (in Portuguese). JL, Jornal de Letras, Artes e Ideias. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
3. "Gabriela Ruivo Trindade vence Prémio LeYa" (in Portuguese). Leya News. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
4. "Premio Leya 2018 para Itamar Vieria Junior" (in Portuguese). Estante de Livros blog. Retrieved 29 October 2018.