The 2006 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

On September 24, 2006, at the closing of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, Haruki Murakami was named the recipient of this year's Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Recognized for his recently published collection of short fiction, BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN (Knopf), Murakami received a monetary prize of 35,000 euros (about $44,400 USD), currently the world's richest prize for the genre. Sponsored by the Munster Literature Center and funded by the City Council of Cork, Ireland, the award annually honors the best collection of short stories written in English.

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The 2005 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

On September 25, 2005 in Cork City, Ireland, Yiyun Li was selected as the winner of the first ever Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award for A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS (Random House). Chosen from more than 60 submissions and a shortlist of six authors, she was presented with €50,000, equivalent to $60,000 USD --- the single largest cash prize bestowed upon an author of short story collections. The award was founded this year by the Munster Literature Centre in honor of the eponymous Irish author, playwright, theatre director and literary critic.

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