Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize
The Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize (Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz) is a literary prize awarded to a book written in Spanish by a female author. It is organized by the Guadalajara International Book Fair, based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. As of 2026, winners of the prize receive USD$10,000.[1][2]
History
This prize is named after the 17th century Mexican writer, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz who is considered the first great Latin American poet and one of the most important Hispanic literary figures. Sor Juana was persecuted for being an intellectual, a woman, a nun, and a writer who wrote quite provocatively.[1]
The prize has been given out since 1993, and is given out at the yearly Guadalajara International Book Fair (Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara).[1]
Winners
- 2025: Fernanda Trías (Uruguay) El monte de las furias[3][4]
- 2024: Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (Argentina) Las niñas del naranjel[5]
- 2023: María Ospina Pizano (Colombia) Solo un poco aquí[6]
- 2022: Daniela Tarazona (Mexico) Isla partida[7]
- 2021: Fernanda Trías (Uruguay) Mugre rosa (translated by Heather Cleary as Pink Slime)[8]
- 2020: Camila Sosa Villada (Argentina) Las malas
- 2019: Maria Gainza (Argentina) La luz negra[9]
- 2018: Clara Usón (Spain) El asesino tímido[10]
- 2017: Nona Fernández (Chile) La dimensión desconocida[11]
- 2016: Marina Perezagua (Spain) Yoro[12][13]
- 2015: Perla Suez (Argentina) El país del diablo[14]
- 2014: Inés Fernández Moreno (Argentina) El cielo no existe[15]
- 2013: Ana García Bergua (Mexico) La bomba de San José[16]
- 2012: Lina Meruane (Chile) Sangre en el Ojo[17] (translated by Megan McDowell as Seeing Red)
- 2011: Almudena Grandes (Spain) Inés y la alegría[18]
- 2010: Claudia Piñeiro (Argentina) Las grietas de Jara (translated by Miranda France as A Crack in the Wall)[19]
- 2009: Cristina Rivera Garza (Mexico) La muerte me da
- 2008: Gioconda Belli (Nicaragua) El Infinito en la palma de la mano (translated by Margaret Sayers Peden as Infinity in the Palm of Her Hand)
- 2007: Tununa Mercado Yo nunca te prometí la eternidad
- 2006: Claudia Amengual (Uruguay) Desde las cenizas
- 2005: Paloma Villegas Agosto y fuga (August Escape)
- 2004: Cristina Sánchez-Andrade Ya no pisa la tierra tu rey
- 2003: Margo Glantz El rastro
- 2002: Ana Gloria Moya Cielo de tambores (Sky of Drums)
- 2001: Cristina Rivera Garza Nadie me verá llorar
- 2000: No award[1]
- 1999: Sylvia Iparraguirre La tierra del fuego
- 1998: Silvia Molina El amor que me juraste (translated by David Unger as The Love You Promised Me)
- 1997: Laura Restrepo Dulce compañía (translated by Dolores M. Koch as The Angel of Galilea)
- 1996:
- Elena Garro Busca mi esquela (translated as Look for My Obituary)[20]
- Alicia Yánez Cossío El cristo feo (ex-aequo)
- 1995: Tatiana Lobo Asalto al paraíso (translated by Asa Zatz as Assault on Paradise)
- 1994: Marcela Serrano Nosotras que nos queremos tanto
- 1993: Angelina Muñiz-Huberman Dulcinea encantada
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Guadalajara International Book Fair". Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (in Spanish). Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ "Premio de Literatura Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 2021" (PDF). Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ San José, Elena (October 27, 2025). "Fernanda Trías se hace con el premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz por segunda vez con su novela 'El monte de las furias'". El País México (in Spanish). Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ "Latin America's women writers ride wave of acclaim". Digital Journal. November 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
- ^ Martínez Torrijos, Reyes (December 5, 2024). ""La literatura es el reino de la libertad", asevera Gabriela Cabezón Cámara". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ "La Jornada: María Ospina gana el premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, de la FIL de Guadalajara". La Jornada (in Spanish). October 31, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ^ "Daniela Tarazona, Premio de Literatura Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 2022". Publishers Weekly en Español (in Spanish). November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Critchley, Adam (February 4, 2022). ""Beauty Can Be Found in Everything": An Interview with Fernanda Trías". LALT. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "La argentina María Gainza, ganadora del Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz". infobae (in Spanish). October 28, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ "Española Clara Usón gana Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz de la FIL mexicana". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). October 30, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ "Nona Fernández y su incapacidad para olvidar reciben Premio Sor Juana en FIL". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). November 30, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ "La sevillana Marina Perezagua gana el premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz". Diario ABC (in Spanish). November 2, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ "Marina Perezagua obtiene el Premio Sor Juana 2016". Letralia, Tierra de Letras (in Spanish). October 31, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ^ FIL. "2015 Perla Suez". Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (in Spanish). Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "La argentina Ines Fernandez Moreno recibe el Premio Sor Juana". San Diego Union-Tribune. December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ "Recibe Ana García Bergua Premio 'Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz'". Excélsior (in Spanish). December 5, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ "Meruane's "Sangre en el Ojo" Wins Guadalajara International Book Fair Prize". New York University. November 7, 2012.
- ^ "Almudena Grandes gana el XIX Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz". El País (in Spanish). November 2, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ "La argentina Claudia Piñeiro, premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz". elmundo.es (in Spanish). November 3, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ "Centro Cultural Elena Garro". conaculta.gob.mx. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2026.