The Lotus Prize for Literature (also known as Lotus International Reward for Literature or The Lotus Prize for African and Asian Literature) is a literary award presented annually to African and Asian authors by the Afro-Asian Writers' Association (also known as Association of Asian and African Writers).
[3] After this lengthy hiatus, in November 2019, it was reinstated following the renaming of the institution as the Writers' Union of Africa, Asia, and Latin American (WUAALA).
[4] The Bureau began to publish a magazine, Lotus, a forum for short stories, poetry, book reviews, and literary essays.
[4] The inaugural Lotus Prize was given in 1969 to Alex La Guma, who was living in exile in London at the time.
[5] After the assassination of its secretary general, the Bureau moved to Beirut, then Tunisia, and finally back to Cairo.