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.
[" “War Road” author not surprised over lucrative Jalal award"]
''Tehran Times'', November 20, 2011. In some years there is no top winner, other notables receive up to 25 gold coins. Categories include "
Novel", "
Short story
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...
", "Literary criticism" and "History and documentations".
["5000 works compete in 4th Jalal Al-e Ahmad Award"]
, Iran Radio Culture, IRIB World Service, August 17, 2011. The award was confirmed by the
Supreme Cultural Revolution Council in 2005,
[ the first award was presented in 2008.
]
Winners
2021
* Top winner: (no winner)
* Short story: (no winner)
** Honorable mentions: “Unhappy Hour” by Mohammad-Esmaeil Hajalian and “Mad Saint” by Ahmadreza Amiri-Samani
* Novel: (no winner)
** Honorable mentions: “Without Father’s Name” by Seyyed Meisam Musavian and “Sad Moon, Red Moon” by Reza Julai
* Literary criticism: (no winner)
** Honorable mention: “Albert Camus in Iran” co-written by Mohammadreza Farsian and Fatemeh Qaderi
* Documentation and historiography:
** (joint winner) Meisam Amiri, “Fascinating Grief”
** (joint winner) Hedayatollah Behbudi, “A Man Named Reza Who Was Then Called Reza Khan”,
2008
For works published in 2005-2006.
*Top winner: ''(no winner)''
*Short story: "Killing Dragons", Yusef Alikhani
*Novel: ''The Rule of the Game'', Firuz Zanuzi Jalali
*Literary criticism: ''The Mirror’s Rite'', " Hossein-Ali Qobadi"
*Documentation and historiography: ''The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) from Existence to Extinction'', by the Political Studies and Research Institute.
2009
*Top winner: ''(no winner)''
*Novel: ''Paytakht Hall'', Mohammad-Ali Gudni, and '' Namira'' ('Immortal'), Sadegh Karamyar (co-winners)
*Literary criticism: ''Language of Mysticism'', Alireza Fuladi, and ''Theater of Myths'', Naghmeh Samini (co-winners)
*Documentation and historiography: '' One Woman's War: Da (Mother)'', Seyyedeh Azam Hosseini
2010
*Top winner: ''(no winner)''
2011[
*Top winner: ''The War Road'', Mansur Anvari
2012
*Top winner: ''(no winner)''
*Literary criticism: ''Rumi-Like on the Silent Secrets'' by Ali Mohammadi Asiabadi and ''Crimson Wisdom'' by ]Taqi Purnamdarian Taqi or Taghi ( fa, تقی, translit=Taqī, az, Tağı) is a male Arabic given name and surname. It may refer to:
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*Memoir: '' Noureddin, Son of Iran'' by Masumeh Sepehri
*Biography: ''The Biography entitled 'Alef-Laam Khomeini
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by Hedayatollah Behbudi Kalhori
*Fiction: '' Hafez Seven'' by Akbar Sahraei
2013
* No winner in any categories. However, works were said to be "praiseworthy" for Mahmoud Fotouhi, Sohrab Yazdani, Safaoding Tabraeian and Amir Razagh Zadeh.
2014
2015
* No works in the categories of short story, literary criticism, or documentation were "deemed worthy".
* Novel: ''Fall Is the Last Season'' by Nasim Marashi and ''The Well-Behaved Girl'' by Shahriar Abbasi shared the Novel prize.
2016
:Each winner received 10 Bahar Azadi gold coins.
* Novel: ''Barren'' by Mohammadreza Bairami
2017
* Novel: TBD
2018
See also
* List of history awards
References
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Iranian literary awards
Awards established in 2008
Fiction awards
History awards
Iran Book House