Persian Speculative Art and Literature Award

The Persian Speculative Art and Literature Award is an annual literary award in the field of speculative fiction in the Persian language.

History
Established in 2004, it is the only non-governmental literary award in Iran.

Persian Speculative Short Story Contest
This prize is awarded to the best short story of the year in the fields of science fiction, horror fiction, or fantasy. All entries must be in Persian, but the authors may be of any nationality.

Award categories

 * Best sf&f short story, selected by a jury of the Persian Speculative Fiction Short Story Contest
 * Best sf&f translator of the year
 * Best sf&f publisher of the year
 * Most active person in sf&f literature of the year