José Saramago Prize
| José Saramago Literary Prize | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Prémio Literário José Saramago |
| Description | Best literary work in Portuguese by a young author |
| Country | Portugal |
| Presented by | Círculo de Leitores Foundation |
| Reward | €25,000 |
| Website | www |
The José Saramago Literary Prize has been awarded since 1999 by the Círculo de Leitores Foundation to a literary work written in Portuguese by a young author in which the first edition was published in a Lusophone country. It celebrates the attribution of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998 to the Portuguese writer José Saramago. The prize has a biannual periodicity, and a monetary value of €25,000. The jury is composed of between five and ten members holding distinguished cultural roles.