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Prémio Leya

ぷれみお・れや

Annual literary award by Portuguese publisher Leya for unpublished novels in Portuguese.

NovelPortuguese literature awardInternational literature award
Established
2008
Organizer
Grupo LeYa(ポルトガルの出版グループ)
Category
General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Open
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Active

Description

Prémio Leya was established in 2008 and is a literary award given annually by the Portuguese publishing group Leya for unpublished Portuguese-language novels. The winner receives €100,000 (100,000 euros), making it one of the world's highest-paying literary prizes. In the past, 2010 and 2016 were 'not assigned (no award given)'.

Prize

Main Prize
The winner receives €100,000 (100,000 euros).
Cash Prize
100,000 EUR

Official Resources

https://www.leya.com/

Past Winners

Itamar Vieira Junior いたまーる・びえいら・じゅにおーる Winner
Joao Pinto Coelho じょあん ぴんと くえりょ Winner
No winner
António Tavares あんとにお たゔぁれす Winner
Afonso Reis Cabral あふぉんそ れいす かぶらる Winner
Gabriela Ruivo Trindade がぶりえら るいゔぉ とりんだで Winner
Nuno Camarneiro ぬの かまるねいろ Winner
Joao Ricardo Pedro じょあん りかるど ぺどろ Winner
No winner
João Paulo Borges Coelho じょあん ぱうろ ぼるじぇす くえりょ Winner
Murilo Antonio De Carvalho むりろ あんとにお で かるばりょ Winner