Aga Khan Prize for Fiction

The Aga Khan Prize for Fiction was awarded by the editors of The Paris Review for what they deem to be the best short story published in the magazine in a given year. The last prize was given in 2004. No applications were accepted. The winner got $1,000. Paris Review Web page listing Aga Khan Prize winners and giving other information about the prize, accessed 3 November 2006 The prize was established by Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III, and was first awarded in 1956.

Although the money awarded is the same as many other literary awards in the United States, since the magazine itself attracts some of the most highly regarded authors, the winners of the prize are often highly esteemed writers, most of whom previously won other major literary awards or go on to do so, or both.

Winners 2004: Annie Proulx, Issue 171, The Wamsutter Wolf 2003: Michael Chabon, Issue 166, for The Final Solution 2002: Denis Johnson, Issue 162, for Train Dreams 2001: Maile Meloy, Issue 158, Aqua Boulevard 2000: Marcel Möring, Issue 155, East Bergholt 1999: Robert Antoni, Issue 152, My Grandmother's Tale of How Crab-o Lost His Head 1998: Will Self, Issue 146, Tough Tough Toys for Tough Tough Boys 1997: David Foster Wallace, Issue 144, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men #6 1996: Patricia Eakins, Issue 140, The Garden of Fishes 1995: A. S. Byatt, Issue 133, The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye 1994: Rick Moody, Issue 131, The Ring of Brightest Angels around Heaven 1993: Charles D'Ambrosio, Issue 126, Her Real Name 1992: Joanna Scott, Issue 123, A Borderline Case 1991: Jeffrey Eugenides, Issue 117, The Virgin Suicides 1990: Larry Woiwode, Issue 114, Summer Storms 1989: John Banville, Issue 113, The Book of Evidence 1987: Ben Okri, Issue 105, The Dream-Vendor's August 1985: Michael Covino, Issue 94, Monologue of the Movie Mogul 1984: Norman Rush, Issue 93, Instruments of Seduction 1983: Charlie Smith, Issue 88, Crystal River 1982: T. Coraghessan Boyle, Issue 84, Greasy Lake 1979: Norman Lock, Issue 76, The Love of Stanley Marvel & Claire Moon 1978: Dallas Wiebe, Issue 73, Night Flight to Stockholm 1977: C. W. Gusewelle, Issue 70, Horst Wessel 1976: Bart Midwood, Issue 66, John O'Neill versus the Crown 1975: David Evanier, Issue 61, Cancer of the Testicles 1974: Lamar Herrin, Issue 59, The Rio Loja Ringmaster 1973: Paul West, Issue 57, Tan Salaam 1967: Christina Stead, Issue 40, George 1965: Jeremy Larner, Issue 33, Oh, the Wonder! 1962: Albert J. Guerard, Issue 28, The Lusts & Gratification of Andrada 1961: Thomas Whitbread, Issue 24, The Rememberer 1958: Philip Roth, Issue 19, Epstein 1956: Gina Berriault, Issue 12, Around the Dear Ruin 1956: John Langdon, Issue 12, The Blue Serge Suit 1956: Owen Dodson, Issue 12, The Summer Fire (2nd Prize:)

Aga Khan Prize for Fiction

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