Deadline: 22 July 2011
The FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2011, bestowed by the Civil Association of the Juan Rulfo Latin American and Caribbean Literature Prize opens the call for entries for candidacies to receive the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2011, recognizing the life’s work of a living writer with a valuable creative work in any literary genre (poetry, novel, theatre, short story or essay) and whose artistic expression comes through Spanish, Catalan, Galician, French, Italian, Romanian or Portuguese.
Any cultural or educational institution, association or group of people interested in literature may submit nominations. Required documentation includes the candidate’s resume and any documents deemed necessary to sustain the candidacy, and should be sent to: Premio FIL de Literatura en Lenguas Romances 2011. Comisión de Premiación. Lerdo de Tejada 2121, CP 44150, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. Telephones: +52 (33) 3630–9787 and 3630–9788.
Proposals must be received in office no later than July 22nd, 2011. Nominations will be considered by a group of seven jurors with recognized literary and critique achievement, selected by the Judging Committee. The jury’s decision is indisputable and will be announced at a press conference no later than August 29th, 2011. To the date, over 70 writers, academics and critics of unquestionable reputation from 19 countries have served as jury.
Under the name “Juan Rulfo”, the award was bestowed to Nicanor Parra (1991), Juan José Arreola (1992), Eliseo Diego (1993), Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1994), Nélida Piñón (1995), Augusto Monterroso (1996), Juan Marsé (1997), Olga Orozco (1998), Sergio Pitol (1999), Juan Gelman (2000), Juan García Ponce (2001), Cintio Vitier (2002), Rubem Fonseca (2003), Juan Goytisolo (2004), and Tomás Segovia (2005). As FIL Literary Award, it was granted to Carlos Monsiváis (2006) and Fernando del Paso (2007). Under its current title, it has been granted to António Lobo Antunes (2008), Rafael Cadenas (2009) and Margo Glantz (2010).
With a purse of $150,000 USD, the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages will be given during the 25th Guadalajara International Book Fair.
Guidelines
• FIRST. Eligible to the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2011 are writers with a valuable creative work in any literary genre (poetry, novel, theatre, short story or literary essay) whose literary expression is through any of the romance languages: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, French, Italian, Romanian, and Portuguese.
• SECOND. Nominations must be presented by any cultural or educational institution, association or group of people interested in literature. However, the award may also be presented to a writer who in the opinion of the Jury deserves it, even if he/she has not been nominated by any institution.
• THIRD. Nominating institutions, groups or associations must send their nominees along with a resume and due documentation to sustain said candidacy to: Premio FIL de Literatura en Lenguas Romances 2011. Comisión de Premiación. Lerdo de Tejada 2121, cp 44150, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
• FOURTH. All documentation regarding submitted candidacies to the Award Commission, as well as the identity of the nominees, will remain confidential. Documents will be destroyed after a decision is reached.
• FIFTH. Reception of nominations is open as of the publication of these guidelines and will close on Friday July 22nd, 2011.
• SIXTH. Seven outstanding literary critics will form the Jury of the FIL Award in Romance Languages 2011.
• SEVENTH. The Jury’s decision is indisputable and will be announced at a press conference no later than August 29th, 2011.
• EIGHTH. The Award has a purse of US $150,000.00 (one hundred and fifty thousand US dollars).
• NINTH. The FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages 2011 will be given in the city of Guadalajara during the last week of the month of November, during the 25th Guadalajara International Book Fair.
• TENTH. Any unforeseen situation in these guidelines will be resolved by the Award Commission.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: fil@fil.com.mx
For submissions: Premio FIL de Literatura en Lenguas Romances 2011. Comisión de Premiación. Lerdo de Tejada 2121, cp 44150, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Website: http://www.fil.com.mx