Prémio Leya
The Prémio Leya is a Portuguese literary award established in 2008 and awarded annually by the Portuguese book publishing company Leya to an unpublished Portuguese-language novel. The winner receives €100,000, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.Winners
- 2008: In the first edition of the prize, the winner was Brazilian Murilo Antônio de Carvalho, for O Rastro do Jaguar. The juri was presided by Manuel Alegre and included José Carlos Seabra Pereira and Nuno Júdice, from Portugal; Lourenço Rosário, from Mozambique; Pepetela, from Angola; and Rita Chaves and Carlos Heitor Cony, from Brazil.
- 2009: João Paulo Borges Coelho, a Mozambican historian and writer, for O Olho de Hertzog.
- 2010: not assigned
- 2011: João Ricardo Pedro, from, with the book O teu rosto será o último.
- 2012: Nuno Camarneiro, for Debaixo de algum céu.
- 2013: Gabriela Ruivo Trindade, Uma Outra Voz.
- 2014: Afonso Reis Cabral, O Meu Irmão.
- 2015: António Tavares, O Coro dos Defuntos.
- 2016: not assigned
- 2017: João Pinto Coelho, Os Loucos da Rua Mazur.
- 2018: Itamar Vieira Júnior, Torto Arado.
