Ollin Yoliztli Prize

Ollin Yoliztli Prize
Awarded forLifetime achievement of Spanish language authors and poets
Sponsored byGovernment of Mexico
LocationFestival Internacional Cervantino
Guanajuato, Mexico
Presented byPresident of Mexico
Reward(s)about 6 million pesos
First award1980
Final award1983
Currently held byOctavio Paz
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Guillen

The Ollin Yoliztli Prize (Spanish: Premio Ollin Yoliztli) was a prestigious but short-lived international prize that was bestowed by the President of Mexico for three consecutive years — 1980, 1981, and 1982 — to living Spanish literature poets, novelists, essayists, and playwrights.