Deadline 22 August for unpublished works published in Portuguese by national publishers
For those who wrote unpublished works in Portuguese, released by national publishers, between May 2024 and April 2025, Participating in this year's edition of the National Literary Award is a great opportunity.
The award is annual, granted by the National Library Foundation (FBN), from the Ministry of Culture, and celebrates Brazilian literature and the emergence of new authors and authors.
Interested parties can register their works until the day 22 August 2025 on the institution's official website.
Participation is free and there is 12 categories to dispute. The announcement is available on the Government website.
What is this award?
One of the main awards of the Brazilian literary scenario, The National Literary Literary Award has been happening since 1994, And the awards contemplate R $ 30 Thousand for each category. Are they:
- Account;
- Literary rehearsal;
- Social essay;
- Oral Tradition Stories;
- Comic books;
- Illustration;
- Children's literature;
- Literature Juvenile;
- Poetry;
- Graphic design;
- Romance;
- Tradução.
The awards seek to honor great names in Brazilian culture and reward the best of unprecedented literature in the country.
The prize of each category is called an important personality of national literature.
Beyond the cash prize
The conquest of the award is not limited to the financial value.
Recognition is a way of expanding the authors' contact network, Facilitate event invitations, literary fairs, interviews, and may even guarantee new publication opportunities and partnerships.
Among other benefits, The winners will have professional prestige, strengthening of literary career and possibility of dialogue with other writers, readers and editors.
Winning or being a finalist can be a key turn on the trajectory.
How the award works?
For the jury, a commission of three experts for each of the 12 categories evaluate the works registered, Considering criteria as literary quality, originality, contribution to national culture and graphic creativity.
According to the announcement, The final result will be released until the day 18 November, both in the Portal of the National Library Foundation and the Federal Official Gazette.
The delivery of the cash prize is scheduled for 27 November this year.
Who can participate?
Writers from all regions can invest in the production of new texts and works to promote Brazilian cultural richness.
To participate, Just be an individual with Brazilian nationality, including university students and independent authors.
Students of college of Letters with copyright and published works can also register, provided they meet the requirements.
The requirements are:
- Be an unprecedented 1st edition work that has not yet participated in related awards;
- Publication by national editor or independently;
- Work registered in legal deposit in the National Library and with a number of ISBN printed;
- Text written in Portuguese Language;
- Publication period between May 1, 2024 and 30 April 2025.
The award encourages new talents and university students who produce copyright.
It is an excellent opportunity for national recognition and also a way to contribute to Brazilian literature.
How to register in legal deposit
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To make the legal deposit, The author or editor sends a published copy of the work to FBN after, tops, 30 DAYS OF PUBLICATION.
Can be sent by post or personally delivered at headquarters, Located in Rio de Janeiro.
The copy must be accompanied by a letter containing the depositor data, as a name, address, phone, e-mail, Title of the work and quantity of copies sent.
The procedure is free, and the library issues an electronic receipt confirming the deposit.
After, To get the International Standard Book Number number (ISBN), which is an identifying number of the book, Just ask the Brazilian agency of ISBN, at the National Library Foundation.
ISBN is essential to catalog, market and register the work. Is usually required to participate in literary awards and other events.
About National Library
Beyond the award, FBN promotes other diverse events for literature lovers, with lectures, Written offices, chats and literary releases open to the public.
They all aim to expand the exchange of experiences among authors, editors and readers, para incentivar o engajamento com a literatura nacional.
In addition, os eventos são espaços de formação e de novos talentos fazerem networking e se inspirarem.
Estar no meio dos acontecimentos de grande porte é o primeiro passo para se integrar e participar ativamente da comunidade literária nacional.
A FBN segue promovendo oportunidades de porta de entrada e valorização da cultura brasileira.
Cultura nacional
Valorizar iniciativas públicas como o da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional é fundamental para manter viva a cultura do Brasil e garantir estímulo à produção intelectual do país.
O Prêmio Literário da FBN é um dos mais inclusivos do Brasil e deve ser continuado.
It is important to remember that it is a way of celebrating the stories set in the country for more representativeness in young readers, besides rewarding different styles in national writing.
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