Josefina Licitra wins the Sor Juana Prize with Crac
The Guadalajara Book Fair jury unanimously honours a novel that turns a family rupture into a reflection on writing.
Argentine writer Josefina Licitra has won the 2026 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for Literature with Crac. The Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico announced the result on 2 November. The jury chose the novel unanimously from 135 entries submitted from twelve countries, highlighting its ability to transform the rupture between a father and daughter into a reflection on authorship, grief and memory. Giovanna Rivero received an honourable mention for Alma oscura del alba. The prize will be presented on 2 December at the Juan Rulfo Auditorium during the fortieth FIL Guadalajara, where Licitra will also join a collective reading with previous winners of the award.