List of richest literary prizes
Prizes
Key Columns are sortable (click small square) Type: Book: Award is for a book title / Author: Award is for an author name (*) Award is not literary-specific but has some literary winners.

List of richest literary prizes

Section Title: Prizes
Table Section Text: Key Columns are sortable (click small square) Type: Book: Award is for a book title / Author: Award is for an author name (*) Award is not literary-specific but has some literary winners.

Equivalent in US$ (April 2016)	Prize amount	Prize name	Type	Host country	Primary language	Claim

617,000	kr 5,000,000	Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award	Children's literature	Sweden	Any	The richest children's literature prize in the world.

141,000	€125,000	RBA Prize for Crime Writing	Crime fiction	Spain	Any	"The world's most lucrative crime fiction prize."

40,000	C$50,000	Montreal International Poetry Prize	Poetry	Canada	Any	Thought to be the world's richest award for a single-poem.

44,000	£30,000	Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award	Short story	United Kingdom	English	"The world's richest short story prize" (single short story).

57,000	€50,000	Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero	Short story collection	Spain	Spanish	"the largest in the world for a competition of this kind".

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The award amount is €50,000, making it the largest in the world for an award of this kind.
The Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero amount is €50,000.
The award amount for Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero is €50,000, making it the largest in the world for an award of this kind.

final_sentence: The award amount is €50,000, making it the largest in the world for an award of this kind.
final_sentence: The Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero amount is €50,000.
final_sentence: The award amount for Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero is €50,000, making it the largest in the world for an award of this kind.