Xavier Villaurrutia Award
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The Xavier Villaurrutia Award (Premio Xavier Villaurrutia) is a prestigious literary prize given in Mexico, to a Latin American writer published in Mexico. Founded in 1955, it was named in memory of Xavier Villaurrutia.
Multiple awards have been given in some years. No award was made in 1968, when it was suspended in recognition of the imprisonment of José Revueltas who had won the award in 1967.
Recipients of the award include:
- Carmen Boullosa (1989)
- Álvaro Mutis (1988)
- Sergio Galindo (1986)
- Margo Glantz (1984)
- María Luisa Puga (1983)
- Noé Jitrik (1981)
- Sergio Pitol (1981)
- José Luis González (1978)
- Jaime Reyes (1977)
- Jorge Enrique Adoum (1976)
- Augusto Monterroso (1975)
- Carlos Fuentes (1975)
- Gustavo Sainz (1974)
- José Emilio Pacheco (1973)
- Gabriel Zaid (1972)
- Jaime Sabines (1972)
- Elena Poniatowska (1969)
- Fernando del Paso (1966)
- Salvador Elizondo (1965)
- Homero Aridjis (1964)
- Juan José Arreola (1963)
- Josefina Vicens (1957)
- Octavio Paz (1956)
- Juan Rulfo (1955)
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