The José Saramago Literary Prize has been awarded since 1999 by the Círculo de Leitores Foundation to a literary work written in Portuguese by a young author in which the first edition was published in a Lusophone country. It celebrates the attribution of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998 to the Portuguese writer José Saramago. The prize has a biannual periodicity, and a monetary value of 25,000. The jury is composed of between five and ten members holding distinguished cultural roles.[1]

José Saramago Literary Prize
Native namePrémio Literário José Saramago
DescriptionBest literary work in Portuguese by a young author
CountryPortugal
Presented byCírculo de Leitores Foundation
Reward€25,000
Websitewww.circuloleitores.pt

Laureates

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References

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  1. apel.pt. "7ª Edição do Prémio Literário José Saramago" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  2. publico.pt (2011-10-25). "Prémio José Saramago 2011 atribuído à escritora brasileira Andréa del Fuego" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  3. publico.pt (2011-10-25). ""Este prémio não é meu, este prémio é de Angola"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  4. "Bruno Vieira Amaral é o Prémio José Saramago". PÚBLICO. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  5. "Julián Fuks recebe o Prêmio José Saramago por 'A Resistência' - Cultura - Estadão". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  6. "Prémio Literário José Saramago". Prémio Literário José Saramago. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  7. "Prémio Literário José Saramago". Prémio Literário José Saramago. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
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