Cavafy Award

The Cavafy Award is an honor presented to creative writers from Egypt and Greece in the fields of poetry, short stories, and literary criticism.

First awarded in 1990, the prize was established to foster cultural relations between Egypt and Greece. Notable recipients include Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, who received the award on his 92nd birthday, as well as Farouk Shousha, Sayyid Hijab, Ibrahim Aslan, Radwa Ashour, Sahar El Mougy, and Bahaa Taher.

The award is named after the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy, who was born in and lived in Alexandria, Egypt until his death.

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