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José Saramago Literary Prize

literature award
Also known as: Prémio Literário José Saramago

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  • José Saramago
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    …Prémio Literário José Saramago (José Saramago Literary Prize) was established in his honour to recognize young authors writing in Portuguese.

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poetry

Newdigate Prize, poetry prize founded in 1805 by Sir Roger Newdigate and awarded at the University of Oxford. The award is given annually for the best student poem of up to 300 lines on a given subject. The winner recites the poem at commencement exercises. Famous winners include Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, and British poet laureate Andrew Motion.

(Read Howard Nemerov’s Britannica essay on poetry.)