(2005-2015)
Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
Subcategory of Awards — International Awards
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History

Named in memory of the renowned Irish short story writer Frank O'Connor, this rich award is given to the author of an original collection of short stories deemed to be the best published in English. The award was first presented in 2005 at the end of the sixth Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival in Cork, Ireland.

The award was discontinued in 2016.

Latest Winners / Recipients

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Works About this Award

Smaller Publishers Loom Large in Short Fiction Prize Richard Lea , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian , 1 May 2014;
Undercover Susan Wyndham , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 May 2007; (p. 30) A column canvassing current literary news including the five Australians who are among the 34 authors longlisted for Ireland's Frank O'Connor Award for a collection of short stories.
The Undercover online book club invites readers to cast their votes for one of the four novels shortlisted for the 2007 Miles Franklin Award.
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