The Story Award (Iran Literature Today)
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Editor/Founder: Iran Literature Today
Country: Iran
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The Story Award honors and celebrates contemporary Iranian literature by writers under the age of 45 living and working in Iran. Each year the award alternates between recognition of novels and short story collections. The prize offered is the full funding for the translation into English and the publication overseas of the selected novel or short story collection. Iran Literature Today was founded in 2008 by Soheila Beski as an attempt to contribute to a greater understanding of the Iranian people and society through the window of literature. Since its inception, the website has commissioned the translation into English of the works of contemporary Iranian writers and has featured these on its website. The establishment of The Story Award is a next step toward this mission.
(Directory entry)
Go to website
Email Address: Online form
Editor/Founder: Iran Literature Today
Country: Iran
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The Story Award honors and celebrates contemporary Iranian literature by writers under the age of 45 living and working in Iran. Each year the award alternates between recognition of novels and short story collections. The prize offered is the full funding for the translation into English and the publication overseas of the selected novel or short story collection. Iran Literature Today was founded in 2008 by Soheila Beski as an attempt to contribute to a greater understanding of the Iranian people and society through the window of literature. Since its inception, the website has commissioned the translation into English of the works of contemporary Iranian writers and has featured these on its website. The establishment of The Story Award is a next step toward this mission.
(Directory entry)
