Established

1959

Organizer

Brazilian Book Chamber (Câmara Brasileira do Livro)

Category

Research, Translation, and Scholarship

Selection Method

Selection

Target

Professional

Frequency

1 per year

Application Deadline

around May

Status

Active

Description

The Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize") is Brazil's most traditional literary award, given by the Brazilian Book Chamber (Câmara Brasileira do Livro). Conceived by Edgard Cavalheiro and first awarded in 1959, it honors authors, editors, illustrators, printers and booksellers across numerous literary and book-production categories. Over time the number of categories grew; in 2018 the award format was changed (the number of categories was reduced and Book of the Year began to be a single prize regardless of genre). The Book of the Year winner receives a special Tortoise trophy and a cash prize (author) and the publisher receives a figurine (as noted in 2019).

Prize

Main Prize

Special Tortoise trophy for Book of the Year; author receives R$100,000 (gross). Publisher of the winning work receives a unique figurine (noted from 2019).

Cash Prize

100,000 BRL

• Unique figurine for the publisher (publisher prize)
• Special Tortoise trophy (author)

Selection

Official Resources

Past Winners