Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award

Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award
Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award
Named for Pablo Neruda
	The Chilean Raúl Zurita receiving the award in 2016 from President Michelle Bachelet and minister Ernesto Ottone
Awarded for	Poetry
Sponsored by	National Council of Culture and the Arts; BancoEstado; Pablo Neruda Foundation ;
Location	Santiago
Country	Chile
First awarded	2004
Currently held by	Elvira Hernández

The Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award (Spanish: Premio Iberoamericano de Poesía Pablo Neruda) is an annual award granted by the National Council of Culture and the Arts (CNCA) of Chile, through the National Book and Reading Council.

It was created in 2004 by agreement between the CNCA, BancoEstado (sponsor), and the Pablo Neruda Foundation (sponsor) as a tribute to the centenary of the birth of poet Pablo Neruda. It is granted annually "to an author who has a distinguished career and whose work is a notable addition to the cultural and artistic dialogue of Ibero-America."

The prize consists of US$60,000, a medal, and a diploma.

In 2012, for the first time, its prose counterpart was presented: the Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award, in honor of the author of Hijo de ladrón, which on that occasion was won by the Brazilian Rubem Fonseca.

Winners

Year	Winner	Photo
2004	José Emilio Pacheco
2005	Juan Gelman
2006	Carlos Germán Belli
2007	Fina García Marruz
2008	Carmen Berenguer
2009	Ernesto Cardenal
2010	Antonio Cisneros
2011	Óscar Hahn
2012	Nicanor Parra
2013	José Kozer
2014	Reina María Rodríguez
2015	Augusto de Campos
2016	Raúl Zurita
2017	Joan Margarit
2018	Elvira Hernández