This Thursday, February 26, the Official State Gazette (BOE) publishes the announcement from the University of Salamanca announcing the XXXV Reina Sofía Prize for Ibero-American Poetry.
The call, which aims to “reward the entire poetic work of a living author, which, due to its literary value, constitutes a relevant contribution to the cultural heritage shared by the Ibero-American community” is open until April 30.
The prize, which is awarded every year, without the possibility of being void, has a prize of 42,100 euros, plus an accreditation diploma that will be awarded as every year in a celebration at the University with an academic event dedicated to the work of the winner. The winning work will also have a one-volume edition with an anthological compilation of poems by the award-winning author, which will be published by Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca; artistic binding of a volume of the anthology destined for the collections of the Royal Library and promoted by the National Heritage; and an evening of “Poetry in the Palace” with the participation of the poet who won the last edition of the Prize.
The jury’s decision will be issued before May 31 and candidates may be proposed by: the Royal Spanish Academy and the Language Academies of any of the Ibero-American countries; the Departments of Hispanic Philology and Spanish and Hispanic American Literature of the Ibero-American, Spanish and Portuguese Universities, as well as other Higher Centers to which areas of knowledge are attached or where higher studies of literature in the Spanish or Portuguese language are taught; and the members of the Jury in their personal capacity.
The award ceremony will take place at the Royal Palace of Madrid, during the last quarter of the current year, under the presidency of Her Majesty Queen Sofia or the person expressly designated to represent her.
He Spanish poet Luis Alberto de Cuenca was the last winner of the Reina Sofía Prize for Ibero-American Poetry with the author’s poetic anthology, titled “Eternal Summer.” The jury awarded De Cuenca’s literary career for “showing profound literary erudition and a style that moves between philosophical reflection, the exploration of classical culture and personal introspection.”
