Women stand out at the 64th Jabuti

The actress, poet and slammer from São Paulo, Luiza Romão, took the trophies for best book of the year and best work of poetry with “Também Guardamos Pedras Aqui”, by the publisher “Nós”.

“’I can’t believe it’ is perhaps the phrase I’ve repeated the most in the last few hours. With wide eyes, a lot of screams coming out of the mouth and a few trembles. I can only repeat: ‘I can’t believe it’”, said Luiza on her Instagram.

Luiza Romão is also the author of “Sangria” (2017) and “Coquetel Motolove” (2014).

THE first Literary Personality of the Jabuti Prize outside the Literature Axis

The philosopher and founder of Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra, Sueli Carneiro, was the great honoree of Jabuti this year.

“In many dreams I’ve had in my life, I never imagined the possibility of being honored with an award like this. It didn’t seem like something that could be within my reach. What moves us to write is indignation at injustice and oppression. And it is the indignation that reaffirms our humanity as fuel for our resistance, struggle and writing”, declared Sueli.

The prize

The 64th edition of the Jabuti Award took place on Thursday night (24). The Municipal Theater of São Paulo was the stage for the award for the first time. The place is a symbol of the Week of 22, which completed its centenary this year.

Since 1959, Jabuti has been held annually. Altogether there are 4 axes – Literature, Editorial Production, Editorial Production and Innovation. In this edition, women won in 13 of the 20 categories.

Check out the list of 2022 award winners:

Axis: Literature

Tale

Title: The dress: short stories | Author: Eliana Alves Cruz | Publisher: Male

Chronic

Title: The moon in the water tank | Author: Marcelo Moutinho | Publisher: Male

Comics

Title: Listen, beautiful Marcia | Author: Marcello Quintanilha | Publisher: Veneta

Children’s

Title: Sonhozzz | Authors: Daniel Kondo and Silvana Tavano | Publisher: Salamandra

Juvenile

Title: Romieta and Julieu | Author: Ana Elisa Ribeiro | Publisher: RHJ Publisher

Poetry

Title: We also store stones here | Author: Luiza Romão | Publisher: We

Entertainment Romance

Title: Pixel Eyes | Author: Lucas Mota | Publisher: Pluto Books

literary novel

Title: The sound of the jaguar’s roar | Author: Micheliny Verunschk | Publisher: Companhia das Letras

Axis: Non-Fiction

Art

Title: Notes on contemporary African and Afro-Brazilian art: politics and poetics | Author: Célia Maria Antonacci | Publisher: Invisible Productions

Biography and Reporting

Title: Slavery – Volume II | Author: Laurentino Gomes | Publisher: Globo

Sciences

Title: A time not to forget: the vision of science in facing the coronavirus pandemic and the future of health | Author: Margareth Dalcolmo | Publisher: Time Bazaar

Human Sciences

Title: Black Encyclopedia | Authors: Flávio dos Santos Gomes, Jaime Lauriano and Lilia Moritz Schwarcz | Publisher: Companhia das Letras

Social Sciences

Title: Mafia, power and anti-mafia | Author: Wálter Fanganiello Maierovitch | Publisher: UNESP

Creative economy

Title: Neither denialism nor apocalypse | Authors: Artur Villela Ferreira and Gesner Oliveira | Publisher: BEĨ

Axis: Editorial Production

Front cover

Title: 1984 | Capists: Giovanna Cianelli and Pedro Inoue | Publisher: Antofágica

Illustration

Title: Origin | Illustrator: Anna Cunha | Publisher: Maralto

Graphic project

Title: Ubu Rei | Responsible: Alfred Jarry and Elaine Ramos | Publisher: Ubu

Translation

Title: All short stories – Julio Cortázar | Translators: Heloisa Jahn and Josely Vianna Baptista | Publisher: Companhia das Letras

Axis: Innovation

Reading Promotion

Title: Vaga Lume: how books change the lives of children and adults in the Amazon | Responsible: Sylvia Guimarães

Brazilian Book Published Abroad

Title: Crooked Plow | Publisher: Nonetheless and Textofilia