The Pablo Neruda Prize for Young Poetry () is a literary award granted annually by the since 1987. It recognizes an author under 40 who is actively writing. It consists of a diploma, a medal, and , which are presented at La Chascona house museum in Santiago.
History The creation of the Pablo Neruda Award was announced in July 1987 as part of the commemoration of the 83rd anniversary of the poet's birth. When announcing it, the Pablo Neruda Foundation stipulated that it would be granted annually to a Chilean writer, less than 40 years old, initially endowed with $3,000. This was later increased to $6,000.
At first, the award was given to an author for works including poetry, creative prose, and theater. Later the award changed to its current format, as it would be granted only to poets and, according to the Foundation's website, "in practice, was never granted to authors of other genres."
In 2006 the Neruda Foundation published an anthology with the winners, which ranged from Gonzalo Millán, the first in 1987, to , who received it in 2005.
Winners Year Winner Photo 1987 Gonzalo Millán
1988 Raúl Zurita 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Erick Pohlhammer 1994 Alicia Salinas 1995 1996 1997 Isabel Gómez Muñoz 1999 Bernardo Chandía 2000 Rosabetty Muñoz 2001 Andrés Morales 2002 Armando Roa Vial 2003 2004 2005 2006 Malú Urriola 2007 Javier Bello 2008 Rafael Rubio 2009 2010 2011 Julio Espinosa Guerra 2012 2013 2014 Andrés Anwandter 2015 Paula Ilabaca Núñez 2016 Gloria Dünkler 2017 Marcelo Guajardo Thomas 2018 Ernesto González Barnert 2019Gladys González
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