It was established in 2014 by the Doha-based Katara Cultural Village.
[4] The winning novels will be translated into five languages - including French and English.
The prize was originally split into two major categories: published and unpublished novels each of which had five winners.
More recently, prizes were added for research/literary critique and for young adult unpublished novels.
The drama winner in the published category received an additional $200,000.