| Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award | |
| Sponsor: | Cork City Council |
| Awarded For: | Best short story collection |
| Presenter: | Munster Literature Centre |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Location: | Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, Cork, Ireland |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Year2: | 2015 |
The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award—named in honour of Frank O'Connor, who devoted much of his work to the form—was an international literary award presented for the best short story collection. It was presented between 2005 and 2015.[1] The prize amount,, is one of the richest short-story collection prizes in the world (see also Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero).[2] Each year, roughly sixty books were longlisted, with either four or six books shortlisted, the ultimate decision made by three judges.
In 2000, the Cork, Ireland Munster Literature Centre organised the first Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival,[3] an event dedicated to the celebration of the short story and named for Cork writer Frank O'Connor. The festival showcases readings, literary forums and workshops. Following continued growth and additional funding, the Cork City – Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award was introduced in 2005,[3] coinciding with Cork's designation as that year's European Capital of Culture.
In 2008 there was no shortlist, as the judges considered the winning book, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, superior to other books on the longlist.[4]
The award was discontinued in 2016.[1]
| Author | Title | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Winner | [5] | ||
| Blackbird House | Shortlist | |||
| Corpus Christi | Shortlist | |||
| Natasha and Other Stories | Shortlist | |||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Shortlist | ||||
| 2006 | Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman | Winner | [6] | |
| In Strange Gardens and Other Stories | Shortlist | [7] | ||
| Notes from a Turkish Whorehouse | Shortlist | |||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Shortlist | ||||
| 2007 | No One Belongs Here More than You | Winner | [8] | |
| Opportunity | Shortlist | [9] | ||
| Missing Kissinger | Shortlist | |||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Valentines | Shortlist | |||
| Shortlist | ||||
| 2008 | Unaccustomed Earth | Winner | [10] | |
| 2009 | Love Begins in Winter | Winner | [11] [12] | |
| Singularity | Shortlist | [13] [14] | ||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Ripples and Other Stories | Shortlist | |||
| Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned | Shortlist | |||
| 2010 | Burning Bright | Winner | [15] | |
| Mattaponi Queen | Shortlist | [16] [17] | ||
| Shortlist | ||||
| What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us | Shortlist | |||
| If I Loved You I Would Tell You This | Shortlist | |||
| Wild Child | Shortlist | |||
| 2011 | Saints and Sinners | Winner | [18] [19] | |
| Light Lifting | Shortlist | [20] | ||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Death is Not an Option | Shortlist | |||
| Marry or Burn | Shortlist | |||
| Gold Boy, Emerald Girl | Shortlist | |||
| 2012 | What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank | Winner | [21] [22] | |
| Suddenly a Knock on the Door | Shortlist | [23] | ||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Dark Lies the Island | Shortlist | |||
| Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain | Shortlist | |||
| Shortlist | ||||
| 2013 | Tea at the Midland and Other Stories | Winner | [24] | |
| Battleborn | Shortlist | [25] [26] | ||
| Black Vodka | Shortlist | |||
| Black Dahlia & White Rose | Shortlist | |||
| We're Flying | Shortlist | |||
| Siege 13 | Shortlist | |||
| 2014 | Young Skins | Winner | [27] [28] | |
| All the Rage | Shortlist | [29] | ||
| Leaving the Sea | Shortlist | |||
| Shortlist | ||||
| Bark | Shortlist | |||
| Redeployment | Shortlist | |||
| 2015 | Winner | [30] [31] | ||
| My Documents | Shortlist | [32] | ||
| Refund | Shortlist | |||
| Infidelities | Shortlist | |||
| Crow Fair | Shortlist | |||
| Mr. Tall | Shortlist |