Akutagawa Prize

Akutagawa Prize
芥川龍之介賞 (Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō)
Awarded forBest published literary story by a rising author
CountryJapan
Presented bySociety for the Promotion of Japanese Literature
Reward¥1,000,000, pocket watch
First award1935 (1935)
Websitewww.bunshun.co.jp/shinkoukai/award/akutagawa/

The Akutagawa Prize (芥川龍之介賞, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō) is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes.

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