Adriano González León Biennial Novel Prize

The Adriano González León Biennial Novel Prize (in Spanish, Premio Bienal de Novela Adriano González León) was established in Venezuela 2004 to recognize living novelists who are either Venezuelan nationals residing in any country or foreign nationals residing in Venezuela. The prize was named in honor of the premier living Venezuelan novelist of the time, Adriano González León (1931 - 2008), the author of "País Portátil" (1968). [PEN de Venezuela] Three organizations collaborated to found the prize: the national branch of the international writers' guild, PEN, the business conglomerate Grupo de Empresas Econoinvest, and the publishing company Grupo Editorial Norma. Nominations for the third awarding will be accepted through 30 June 2008 (by extension of the original deadline). The winner for 2008 is scheduled to be announced on 11 October, 2008. Criteria for eligibility include that the novel be written in Spanish, has never been published, has never received a literary award, and is not already entered in another literary competition.

Previous winners of the prize: [PEN de Venezuela]

;2004 - Milton Quero Arévalo for "El corrector de estilo";2006 - Héctor Bujanda for "La última vez" [Analitica.com]

Notes

References

*Analitica.com. 13 October 2006. [http://www.ciudadseva.com/obra/2006/10/13oct06d/13oct06d.htm Hector Bujanda Premio Adriano González León] . In Spanish.
*PEN de Venezuela. 2008. [http://www.pendevenezuela.org/noticias/basesagl3.htm Web page of Venezuelan PEN with the competition rules] . In Spanish.

ee also

*List of literary awards
* [http://www.guiaconcursosliterarios.com/directorio/5287.htm Guía de Concursos Literarios] a private Web site dedicated to all literary prizes
* [http://www.infolibro.com.ve/concursos_nac.php Infolibro] , a private Web page dedicated to all Venezuelan literary prizes