Calibán’s Work Wins The Sigourney Award-2025
/Extraordinary Team Work by Calibán Latin American Journal of Psychoanalysis Earns International Recognition With The Sigourney Award-2025
San Francisco, CA – Nov. 11, 2025 – International recognition and a substantial cash prize are annually bestowed by The Sigourney Award Trust to honor outstanding psychoanalytic work completed during the past 10 years. After a prestigious panel of judges reviewed work submitted from 11 countries, Robin A. Deutsch, PhD, Analyst Co-Trustee of The Sigourney Award Trust, announces Calibán, Latin American Journal of Psychoanalysis, the official publication of the Psychoanalytic Federation of Latin America (FEPAL) based in Montevideo, Uruguay, as one of four international recipients presented the prestigious Sigourney Award-2025.
“Team Calibán has beautifully produced a provocative tri-lingual journal that negotiates international, disciplinary, and linguistic boundaries with fresh scientific and artistic perspectives about the dialogue between psychoanalysis and virtually every other aspect of human experience,’” says Dr. Deutsch.
Calibán, Latin American Journal of Psychoanalysis (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Extraordinary teamwork produces Calibán, the Latin American journal that has cultivated both critical thinking and cultural expansion within the international psychoanalytic community. Calibán provides a space where psychoanalytic theory meaningfully engages with linguistic diversity, cultural perspectives, and social and artistic sensibilities. Produced by a dedicated team of ~80 volunteers hailing from various countries, Calibán is led by María Luisa Silva, Editor-in-Chief and member of the Peruvian Society of Psychoanalysis and Silvana Rea, Deputy Editor-in-Chief and member of the Brazilian Society of Psychoanalysis.
Renowned for its collaborative editorial initiatives, Calibán’s editorial team employs a creative, expressive academic approach to Latin American reality, aiming to transcend regional borders. Calibán, published originally in Spanish and Portuguese, is now also available in English. It is freely accessible in a digital version serving as a global resource for both scientific and popular readership. The work encompasses a broad dialogue with art, reflected in its distinctive aesthetic quality and the participation of prominent artists alongside essays, literature, and music, earning a reputation as a collector’s item.
“We will continue expanding our impact on three fronts: outside the region by reaching a broader global audience; within the region by deepening engagement within Latin America; and targeting psychoanalysts in training with the New Voices Award,” says Silva. “Our commitment will ensure that Calibán continues to grow its influence as a dynamic and inclusive platform for psychoanalytic thought, dialogue, and creative expression.”
Initiatives such as “Calibán Goes on Tour” exemplify the team’s ability to transcend geographical boundaries, facilitating public events in museums, universities, and cultural spaces. Founded by enthusiastic psychoanalysts across Latin America, where psychoanalysis is renowned for its vibrancy and dynamism, Calibán embodies a collaborative spirit and capacity for dialogue that continues to grow.
The journal is recognized as a hallmark of a living, contemporary psychoanalytic culture that resonates with today’s generation. This approach is especially meaningful in an era when psychoanalysis is fragmented across numerous schools and organizations, making such unity and open conversation particularly welcome.
“On behalf of the entire editorial team, we are profoundly grateful and are proud to receive The Sigourney Award. The tireless dedication of the voluntary editorial team being honored is a source of immense joy and a testament to the collective effort that defines Caliban’s journey,” says Rea.
Calibán’s work was awarded alongside work by Dana Amir, PhD (Haifa, Israel); Siri Hustvedt, PhD (New York, USA); and ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action (New York, USA).