Camões Prize 2026

We are excited to share that our author Lídia Jorge is the recipient of this year’s Camões Prize!

The Camões Prize is considered the most prestigious literary award in the Portuguese-speaking world. It is awarded for a body of work that contributes to the dissemination and recognition of the Portuguese language. It is awarded annually since 1989 by the National Book, Archives and Libraries Department and the Brazilian National Library Foundation. The winner is chosen by a specially designated jury, with representatives from Portugal, Brazil and Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP).

This year’s vote fell unanimously on Lídia Jorge, whose “dense poetic prose” the jury highlighted, as well as her addressing themes such as “the transition to democracy in Portugal, the condition of women, emigration, generational conflicts, social change and the role of collective memory in the construction of contemporary identity.”

Among the former recipients are Miguel Torga, Rachel de Queiroz, Jorge Amado, José Saramago, Pepetela, Sophia de Mello Breyner, Rubem Fonseca, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Lygia Fagundes Telles, António Lobo Antunes, Mia Couto, Hélia Correia, Raduan Nassar, Germano Almeida, Chico Buarque, Paulina Chiziane and Ana Paula Tavares.

The distinction is endowed with €100,000.

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