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The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award—named in honour of Frank O’Connor who devoted much of his work to the form—is an international literary award presented for the best short story collection. At €25000 (as of 2012) it is considered the world’s richest prize for a short story collection. Each year roughly sixty books are longlisted with either four or six books shortlisted the ultimate decision made by three judges.