National Novel Award
The National Novel Award is one of the main literary awards given annually in Bolivia. It is convened by the Ministry of Cultures, and originally sponsored by Grupo Santillana, through the Alfaguara publishing house. It was established in 1998 to promote the dissemination of Bolivian literature in the novel genre and better awareness of its authors.
All persons of Bolivian nationality who reside in the country, excluding authors awarded the previous two years, authorities, public officials, and Santillana employees, can qualify for the award. A jury composed of prominent members of the Bolivian and international literary and cultural world selects the winner.
In practice, it replaced the Erich Guttentag Award, which was organized by Los Amigos del Libro publishing house. Honorable mentions have been granted in some years.
In 2012, the prize was 89,300 bolivianos. Of the total sum, the Ministry of Cultures contributed 22,800 Bs., the Embassy of Spain 21,000, Banco Sol 21,000, BBA Previsión AFP 10,500, Red ATB 7,000, and Grupo Santilllana with the same amount.
Winners
| Year | Novel | Author | Department |
| 1999 | La vida me duele sin vos | Gonzalo Lema | |
| 2000 | Alguien más a cargo | Cé Mendizábal | |
| 2001 | Magdalena en el Paraíso | Tito Gutiérrez Vargas | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2003 | El delirio de Turing | Edmundo Paz Soldán | |
| 2004 | La gula del picaflor | ||
| 2005 | La doncella del barón Cementerio | Eduardo Scott-Moreno | |
| 2006 | El agorero de sal | Luisa Fernanda Siles | |
| 2007 | Fantasmas asesinos | Wilmer Urrelo | |
| 2008 | La toma del manuscrito | Sebastián Antezana | - |
| 2009 | He de morir de cosas así | Eduardo Scott-Moreno | |
| 2010 | La noche como un ala | Máximo Pacheco Balanza | |
| 2011 | Diario secreto | Claudio Ferrufino-Coqueugniot | |
| 2012 | En el fondo tu ausencia | Rosario Barahona | |
| 2013 | Pasado por sal | Cé Mendizábal | |
| 2014 | El sonido de la H | Magela Baudoin | - |
| 2015 | La Guerra del Papel | Oswaldo Calatayud | |
| 2017 | Soundtrack; glosario de términos relacionados | ||
| 2018 | Días detenidos | Guillermo Augusto Ruiz Plaza |
| Year | Novel | Author | Department |
| 1999 | Altiplano Express | ||
| 2000 | Huesos y cenizas | Máximo Pacheco Balanza | |
| 2003 | Periférica Boulevard | Adolfo Cárdenas Franco | |
| 2006 | Retrato de ciudad con calavera en mano | Máximo Pacheco Balanza | |
| 2007 | Los ingenuos | Verónica Ormachea Gutiérrez | |
| 2007 | Mundo puto | Roberto Cuevas | |
| 2008 | La virgen de los deseos | ||
| 2010 | Lluvia de piedra | ||
| 2017 | La ceguera del jaguar |