Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award2008
Given by Cork City Council
37 Works 9,048 Books 342 Reviews 4.0
"In 2000, the Munster Literature Centre organised the first Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story and named for one of Cork's show more most beloved authors. ... The award is now recognised as the single biggest prize for a short story collection in the world and is presented at the end of the festival." - from web site show less
Winner 1
| Work | Year |
|---|---|
| Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri | 2008 |
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"In 2000, the Munster Literature Centre organised the first Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story and named for one of Cork's most beloved authors. ... The award is now recognised as the single biggest prize for a short story collection in the world and is presented at the end of the festival." - from web site (English, Member-written)The Munster Literature regrets to announce that the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award is to be discontinued in 2016. The award was established in 2005 in an effort to increase the profile of the short story form on the literary scene, and to reward those who were judged to have written the best collection of stories that year. Serving our ethos of innovation and development, (English, Member-written)
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