Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca (Portugal) and Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (Brazil)
Reward(s)
€100,000
First awarded
1989
The Camões Prize (Portuguese, Prémio Camões, Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈpɾɛmjukaˈmõjʃ]), named after
Luís de Camões, is the most important prize for literature in the
Portuguese language. It is awarded annually by the
PortugueseDireção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca[1] (National Book, Archive an Libraries Department) and the
BrazilianFundação Biblioteca Nacional[2] (National Library Foundation) to the author of an outstanding oeuvre of work written in
Portuguese. The monetary award is of
€100,000, making it among the
richest literary prizes in the world.
History
This award is considered the premier literary prize in the Portuguese-speaking world and is granted on the basis of the entirety of one's work.[3]
The Camões Prize is awarded annually, alternating between the two countries, and based on decision of a specially designated jury. The award consists of a cash amount resulting from the contributions from Brazil and Portugal, and is set annually by mutual agreement.
The Camões Prize was first introduced by the Additional Protocol to the Cultural Agreement between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil, dated September 7, 1966, which creates the Camões Prize, signed in Brasilia on June 22, 1988, and approved in Portugal by Decree No. 43/88 of November 30, 1988.[4]
This Protocol was replaced by a new one between the Portuguese Republic and the Federative Republic of Brazil, signed in Lisbon on April 17, 1999, approved by Portugal through Decree 47/99 in the official gazette of November 5, 1999.[5]
^Standish, Peter (26 March 1997).
"Prizes". In Verity Smith (ed.). Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. p. 1252.
ISBN978-1-135-31425-5.
Direção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca (Portugal) and Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (Brazil)
Reward(s)
€100,000
First awarded
1989
The Camões Prize (Portuguese, Prémio Camões, Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈpɾɛmjukaˈmõjʃ]), named after
Luís de Camões, is the most important prize for literature in the
Portuguese language. It is awarded annually by the
PortugueseDireção-Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Biblioteca[1] (National Book, Archive an Libraries Department) and the
BrazilianFundação Biblioteca Nacional[2] (National Library Foundation) to the author of an outstanding oeuvre of work written in
Portuguese. The monetary award is of
€100,000, making it among the
richest literary prizes in the world.
History
This award is considered the premier literary prize in the Portuguese-speaking world and is granted on the basis of the entirety of one's work.[3]
The Camões Prize is awarded annually, alternating between the two countries, and based on decision of a specially designated jury. The award consists of a cash amount resulting from the contributions from Brazil and Portugal, and is set annually by mutual agreement.
The Camões Prize was first introduced by the Additional Protocol to the Cultural Agreement between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil, dated September 7, 1966, which creates the Camões Prize, signed in Brasilia on June 22, 1988, and approved in Portugal by Decree No. 43/88 of November 30, 1988.[4]
This Protocol was replaced by a new one between the Portuguese Republic and the Federative Republic of Brazil, signed in Lisbon on April 17, 1999, approved by Portugal through Decree 47/99 in the official gazette of November 5, 1999.[5]
^Standish, Peter (26 March 1997).
"Prizes". In Verity Smith (ed.). Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Routledge. p. 1252.
ISBN978-1-135-31425-5.