Persian Speculative Art and Literature Award

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The Persian Speculative Art and Literature Award is an annual literary award in the field of speculative fiction in the Persian language.

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Established in 2004, it is the only non-governmental literary award in Iran.

Persian Speculative Short Story Contest

This prize is awarded to the best short story of the year in the fields of science fiction, horror fiction, or fantasy. All entries must be in Persian, but the authors may be of any nationality.

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