List of richest literary prizes
Many literary awards attract a significant remuneration as part of their prize. This is a list of active literary awards from around the world with remunerations valued at least or equivalent.
Inclusion criteria
- The award is active and is primarily focused on writing and the arts.
- The remuneration is equal to or greater than US$100,000 or equivalent. Because fluctuating exchange rates move non-US dollar denominated awards in and out of the list over time, awards near this amount are also included.
- The award is for any genre of writing or award type.
- The listed remuneration is for a single winner or co-winners. The list does not aggregate the total value of runners-up and other prizes within the same award. For example, the Prime Minister's Literary Awards is listed as A$100,000 even though it is composed of four prizes totalling A$400,000.
Prizes
| Equivalent in US$ | Prize amount | Prize name | Type | Host country | Primary language | Claim |
| 524,527 | Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award | Children's literature | Sweden | Any | The richest children's literature prize in the world. | |
| 138,180 | RBA Prize for Crime Writing | Crime fiction | Spain | Any | "The world's most lucrative crime fiction prize." | |
| 55,270 | Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero | Short story collection | Spain | Spanish | "the largest in the world for a competition of this kind". | |
| 39,358 | Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award | Short story | United Kingdom | English | "The world's richest short story prize". | |
| 38,081 | Montreal International Poetry Prize | Poetry | Canada | Any | Thought to be the world's richest award for a single-poem. |