The Literature Award is an annual national cultural award in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is granted to authors in four categories: poetry collections, novels, short stories, and children's literature. Every year, one of these categories is selected for the award. The award was launched as part of the National Cultural Awards initiative announced by Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan al-Saud , the minister of culture, in 2019. The first edition of the award was launched in June 2020. L...