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The Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish: Premio de Literatura en Lengua Castellana Miguel de Cervantes) is awarded annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language.
| Miguel de Cervantes Prize | |
|---|---|
 Medal of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize | |
| Country | Spain |
| Presented by | Ministry of Culture |
| Reward(s) | €125,000 |
| First awarded | 1976 |
| Website | CervantesPresentacion |
The list of winners is available at the official Premio 'Miguel Cervantes' website.[1]
| Year | Winner | Country | Genre(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  |
Jorge Guillén |  Spain |
poetry |
| 1977 |  |
Alejo Carpentier |  Cuba |
novel, essay |
| 1978 |  |
Dámaso Alonso | Spain |
poetry |
| 1979[2] |  |
Jorge Luis Borges |  Argentina |
short story, poetry, essay, translation |
 |
Gerardo Diego | Spain |
poetry | |
| 1980 | ![](#/media/File:"Retrat_de_l'escriptor_Juan_Carlos_Onetti_(1909-1994)".png) |
Juan Carlos Onetti |  Uruguay |
novel |
| 1981 |  |
Octavio Paz |  Mexico |
poetry, essay |
| 1982 | Luis Rosales | Spain |
poetry | |
| 1983 |  |
Rafael Alberti | Spain |
poetry |
| 1984 |  |
Ernesto Sabato | Argentina |
novel, essay |
| 1985 |  |
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester | Spain |
novel |
| 1986 |  |
Antonio Buero Vallejo | Spain |
drama |
| 1987 |  |
Carlos Fuentes | Mexico |
novel, essay |
| 1988 |  |
María Zambrano | Spain |
philosophy, essay |
| 1989 |  |
Augusto Roa Bastos |  Paraguay |
novel |
| 1990 |  |
Adolfo Bioy Casares | Argentina |
novel, short story |
| 1991 |  |
Francisco Ayala | Spain |
novel, short story, essay, translation |
| 1992 |  |
Dulce María Loynaz | Cuba |
poetry |
| 1993 |  |
Miguel Delibes | Spain |
novel |
| 1994 | .jpg) |
Mario Vargas Llosa |  Peru |
novel, essay, short story, drama |
| 1995 |  |
Camilo José Cela | Spain |
novel |
| 1996 | José García Nieto | Spain |
poetry | |
| 1997 |  |
Guillermo Cabrera Infante | Cuba |
novel |
| 1998 |  |
José Hierro | Spain |
poetry |
| 1999 | .jpg) |
Jorge Edwards |  Chile |
novel |
| 2000 |  |
Francisco Umbral | Spain |
novel, essay |
| 2001 |  |
Álvaro Mutis |  Colombia |
poetry, novel |
| 2002 |  |
José Jiménez Lozano | Spain |
novel |
| 2003 |  |
Gonzalo Rojas | Chile |
poetry |
| 2004 |  |
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio | Spain |
novel, essay |
| 2005 | Sergio Pitol | Mexico |
novel | |
| 2006 |  |
Antonio Gamoneda | Spain |
poetry |
| 2007 |  |
Juan Gelman | Argentina |
poetry |
| 2008 |  |
Juan Marsé | Spain |
novel |
| 2009 |  |
José Emilio Pacheco | Mexico |
poetry, novel, short story |
| 2010 |  |
Ana María Matute | Spain |
novel |
| 2011 | .jpg) |
Nicanor Parra | Chile |
poetry |
| 2012 |  |
José Manuel Caballero Bonald | Spain |
poetry, novel |
| 2013 |  |
Elena Poniatowska | Mexico |
novel |
| 2014 |  |
Juan Goytisolo | Spain |
novel, essay |
| 2015 |  |
Fernando del Paso | Mexico |
novel, poetry, essay, drama, short story |
| 2016 | .jpg) |
Eduardo Mendoza | Spain |
novel, drama |
| 2017 |  |
Sergio Ramírez |  Nicaragua |
novel, short story, essay |
| 2018 |  |
Ida Vitale | Uruguay |
poetry, prose, essay |
| 2019 |  |
Joan Margarit | Spain |
poetry |
| 2020 |  |
Francisco Brines | Spain |
poetry |
| 2021 |  |
Cristina Peri Rossi | Uruguay |
prose, poetry, short story, translation |
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