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List of richest literary prizes

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List of richest literary prizes

Many literary awards attract a significant remuneration as part of their prize. This is a list of active literary awards from around the world with remunerations valued at least US$100,000, or equivalent.

Contents

Inclusion criteria

  • The award is active and is primarily focused on writing and the arts.
  • The remuneration is equal to or greater than US$100,000 or equivalent. Because fluctuating exchange rates move non-US dollar denominated awards in and out of the list over time, awards near this amount are also included.
  • The award is for any genre of writing (fiction, journalism, etc.) or award type (book or author).
  • The listed remuneration is for a single winner or co-winners. The list does not aggregate the total value of runners-up and other prizes within the same award. For example, the Prime Minister's Literary Awards is listed as A$100,000 even though it is composed of four prizes totaling A$400,000.

    • Prizes

    Key
  • Columns are sortable (click small square)
  • Author*: Award is not literary-specific but has some literary winners.
  • This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

    • The following awards have a superlative claim within certain defined categories, as described and sourced in the Notes column.

    References

    List of richest literary prizes Wikipedia
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