Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards

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The Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award is an Iranian literary award presented yearly since 2008. Every year, an award is given to the best Iranian authors on the birthday of the renowned Persian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad. The top winner receives 110 Bahar Azadi gold coins (about $33,000), making it Iran's most lucrative literary award. [1] In some years there is no top winner, other notables receive up to 25 gold coins. Categories include "Novel", "Short story", "Literary criticism" and "History and documentations". [2] The award was confirmed by the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council in 2005, [2] the first award was presented in 2008.

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Winners

2021 [3]


2008 [4] For works published in 2005-2006.

2009 [5]

2010

2011 [1]

2012 [6] [7]

2013

2014

2015 [10]

2016 [11]

Each winner received 10 Bahar Azadi gold coins.

2017 [12]

2018 [13] [14]

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