The Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural Awards (or Al Owais Awards; ) are a biennial prize for literary and cultural achievement in the Arab world. It is administered by the Sultan Bin Al Owais Cultural Foundation of the United Arab Emirates. The award was established by the late Emirati businessman and philanthropist Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais. The awards were first given out in 1988-89.
The Al Owais Cultural Awards are given in four categories: Poetry, Novels, Criticism/Literature Studies, and Human/Future Studies. Winners in each category receive a prize of for a total of making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world. The prizes were previously worth $100,000 until increased in 2025. A fifth award called the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Award for Scientific and Cultural Achievement has different rules and criteria, with a prize amount of .
In 2004, the poetry prize was awarded to Iraqi poet Saadi Youssef but was withdrawn after he criticized Emirati ruler Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
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