José Fuentes Mares National Prize for Literature explained

José Fuentes Mares National Prize for Literature (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Literatura José Fuentes Mares or simply Premio José Fuentes Mares) is a Mexican literary award that has been presented annually since 1985 by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. It is given to a Mexican author who has published a book in the form of short stories, poems or a novel. The award is named in honor of José Fuentes Mares.

The first recipient was the writer Jesús Gardea, who declined the prize. Some well-known authors who have won it include Daniel Sada, Carlos Montemayor, Jaime Labastida, Alberto Ruy Sánchez, Juan Villoro, José Emilio Pacheco and Hernan Lara Zavala.[1]

Winners

Sources for 1986–2011:[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120526085842/http://www.uacj.mx/ICSA/humanidades/licenciaturaenliteraturahispanomexicana/presentacion/Paginas/premiojosefuentesmares.aspx . May 26, 2012 . List of previous winners . Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez . April 6, 2015.
  2. Web site: live . https://web.archive.org/web/20101027153737/http://eleconomista.com.mx/entretenimiento/2010/10/25/fuentes-mares-garcia-mainou . October 27, 2010 . El Fuentes Mares para García Mainou . eleconomista.com . October 26, 2010 . April 6, 2015.
  3. Web site: Reforma . Mexico City . Spanish . Hernandez, Edgar Alejandro . October 11, 2002 .
  4. Web site: "Desterrados" gana premio Fuentes Mares . Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez . October 24, 2014 . April 6, 2015.
  5. Web site: Imanol Caneyada, Premio Nacional de Literatura José Fuentes Mares . Zeta . Enrique Mendoza Hernández . October 26, 2015 . December 3, 2015.
  6. Web site: Premio Jose Fuentes Mares . Spanish . muyjuarense.com . October 24, 2016 . September 13, 2017.