Ana Maria Matute earned this year's Cervantes Prize, which is given annually to a Spanish or Latin American writer for lifetime achievement. Founded in 1976 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, the Cervantes Prize is the highest award given for contributions to Spanish literature. Matute is the third woman to receive this prestigious honor. 

In 1997, we published an English translation of her book, Celebration in the Northwest (Spanish title: Fiesta al Noroeste), as part of our European Women Writers series. Previous winners include the 2010 Nobel Prize Winner in Literature Mario Vargas Llosa, who was also a contributor to The Global Game: Writers on Soccer.