| Ramón Rosa National Literature Award | |
| Subheader: | Named in honor of writer Ramón Rosa |
| Awarded For: | Authors whose work has national and international significance |
| Location: | Presidential Palace |
| Country: | Honduras |
| Year: | 1951 |
The Ramón Rosa National Literature Award (Spanish; Castilian: '''Premio Nacional de Literatura Ramón Rosa''') is an honor presented annually by the President of Honduras.
Named in honor of the liberal writer and government minister Ramón Rosa (1848–1993), the award was created by legislative decree in 1949, and first given in 1951, to Luis Andrés Zúniga.[1] It was restructured by Legislative Decree no. 100 on 11 October 1967.[2]
It is presented annually at the Presidential Palace to a writer whose work has national and international significance.[3]
In some years, the ceremony has been held at the in Tegucigalpa.[4] It is sponsored by the Civic Projects and Emergency Education Unit of the, the executive branch, and the Secretariat of Culture, Arts, and Sports.[5]
The Ramón Rosa National Literature Award is given for works in the areas of poetry, novel, short story, oratory and narration, journalism, drama, essay, criticism, and any other genre that contributes to the development of letters and culture in the country.[2]
There is only one winner per year; awards are not given in the individual categories.