The Princess of Asturias Foundation

18 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.

Jury meeting for the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. ©FPA

The meetings of the jury responsible for awarding the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, the fifth of eight international awards that will be bestowed by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, will be held on June 4^th and 5^th. The awards will be bestowed this year for the thirty-third time in their history.

According to the Statutes of the Foundation, the Prince of Asturias Awards aim “to reward scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions”. As part of this spirit, the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature shall be conferred on those “whose literary work represents an outstanding contribution to universal literature”.

There are 18 nominations in the running for this Award from Bosnia, Cuba, China, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Nicaragua, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Spain.

The Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the accolade, a cash prize of €50,000, a diploma and an insignia.

The jury, which is to meet at the Reconquista Hotel, will be made up of the following members:

. Andrés Amorós Guardiola

. Luis María Anson Oliart

. Xuan Bello Fernández

. José Manuel Blecua Perdices

. Amelia Castilla Alcolado

. Juan Cruz Ruiz

. Luis Alberto de Cuenca

. José Luis García Martín

. Álex Grijelmo García

. Manuel Llorente Manchado

. Rosa Navarro Durán

. Carme Riera Guilera

. Fernando Rodríguez Lafuente

. Fernando Sánchez Dragó

. Diana Sorensen

. Sergio Vila-Sanjuán

. José Luis García Delgado (acting secretary)

Members of the juries will hold an initial meeting with the media at 12 noon on Tuesday 4^th in the "Salón de Consejos" of the hotel (on the first floor), immediately prior to being formally convened and starting their deliberations. The jury will then elect a president from amongst them. The jury secretary will be appointed by the Foundation.

Their decision will be made public at 12 noon on Wednesday 5^th in the Salón Covadonga of the hotel (on the ground floor), and jury members will then be available for interviews.

The reading of the jury’s decision will be broadcast live for more than 150 countries via the main national and international radio and television channels. The signal will be openly transmitted via Hispasat satellite (America and Europe). In addition, there will be a live Internet broadcast at the Foundation's website: www.fpa.es

TECHNICAL DATA:

EUROPE

Satellite: Hispasat 1E
Orbital Position: 30º West
Transponder: 87
Carrier: 7
RX Frequency: 11582.0 MHz
Band: Ku
Polarization: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 4.444 MSymbols
F.E.C.: 3/4
Coding: QPSK MPEG 2 DVB
Norma: PAL
Format: 16:9

AMERICA

Satellite: Hispasat 1E
Orbital Position: 30º West
Transponder: 133
Channel: Feeds TSA
RX Frequency: 12052 MHz
Band: Ku
Polarization: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27500 MSymbols
F.E.C.: 3/4
Codec: QPSK MPEG 2 DVB
Norma: PAL
Format: 16:9

Phone: + 34 91 512 9450/ 9498

INFORMATION OF INTEREST:

TWITTER:

The Foundation's official account: @fpa_info
Prince of Asturias Awards official hashtag: #PrinceAsturiasAwards

FACEBOOK:

www.facebook.com/fpa

STREAMING:

Links for live streaming of the announcement of the jury's decision.

Flash PC: htmp://b26747.cdn.telefonica.com/live/ep?b=26747&s=livestream/26747/livestream
Android: rtsp://B26747.cdn.telefonica.com/live/ep/26747/livestream
Apple IOS: http://B26745.cdn.telefonica.com/26745/playlist.m3u8

APPENDIX.-Previous award-winners

PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARD FOR TECHNICAL LITERATURE

PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS

1981 - José Hierro

1982 - Miguel Delibes and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester

1983 - Juan Rulfo

1984 - Pablo García Baena

1985 - Ángel González

1986 - Mario Vargas Llosa and Rafael Lapesa

1987 - Camilo José Cela

1988 - Carmen Martín Gaite and José Ángel Valente

1989 - Ricardo Gullón