Piedad Bonnett brings the García Lorca Prize 2026 to Colombia

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Colombian poet Piedad Bonnett receives the Premio Internacional Federico García Lorca 2026. The jury's decision came on October 13 in Granada, Spain – it is the 23rd edition of the prize, whose candidate list included poets from across the Spanish-speaking world.

Bonnett is one of the defining voices in contemporary Latin American literature. The organizers particularly highlighted, according to Clarín, the clarity and depth with which her work examines human pain and fears – written in an explicitly female voice.

The strength of a work that treats pain and human fears with simplicity, depth, and a penetrating female voice.

Why the jury chose her this time

According to Infobae, Bonnett had repeatedly been at the top of the jury's list since 2007 – only now did it finally decide in favor of the Colombian author. This brings a poet into the center of the Spanish-language poetry world whose work the organizers describe through an unusual mix of simplicity and existential force.

What the prize means in the poetry world

The Premio Internacional Federico García Lorca is considered, according to Cambio Colombia, as one of the most important poetry awards in the Spanish-speaking world. The prize commemorates the Andalusian poet Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) and is awarded in Granada – the city where the namesake was born and which continues to preserve his literary legacy to this day.

What you can take away now

If you read or teach Spanish-language poetry, Bonnett is worth a look: an author who has been consistently working on a quiet but steady voice for decades and is now finally getting the stage the jury had long intended for her. As for the prize money and the exact date of the ceremonial presentation in Granada, EFE, El País América Colombia, and La República will keep you up to date.