Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
かわばたやすなりぶんがくしょう
A literary award awarded annually to short stories written in Japanese.
Short story
- Established
- 1974
- Organizer
- Kawabata Yasunari Memorial Association
- Category
- Pure Literature
- Selection Method
- Open call
- Target
- Professional
- Frequency
- 1 per year
- Status
- Ended
Description
Established in memory of Yasunari Kawabata and funded by the prize money from his Nobel Prize in Literature. The award is given to the most accomplished short story from the previous year.
Prize
- Main Prize
- Prize money