Akutagawa Prize

Akutagawa Prize
芥川龍之介賞 (Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō)
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Awarded forBest published literary story by a rising author
DateAugust 10, 1935 (1935-08-10)
CountryJapan
Presented bySociety for the Promotion of Japanese Literature
Reward(s)¥1,000,000, pocket watch
First awarded1935; 89 years ago (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 biannually. 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference jtfukue was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mack, Edward (2004). "Accounting for Taste: The Creation of the Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes for Literature". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 64 (2): 291–340. doi:10.2307/25066744. JSTOR 25066744.