| Yomiuri Prize for Literature | |
|---|---|
| 読売文学賞 (Yomiuri Bungaku Shō) | |
| Awarded for | Best new literary works |
| Date | 1949 |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | Yomiuri Shimbun |
| Reward(s) | ¥2,000,000, inkstone |
| First awarded | 1949 |
| Last awarded | 2018 |
| Website | info |
The Yomiuri Prize for Literature (読売文学賞, Yomiuri Bungaku Shō) is a literary award in Japan. The prize was founded in 1949 by the Yomiuri Shimbun Company to help form a "strong cultural nation". The winner is awarded two million Japanese yen and an inkstone.