The Joseph Conrad Literary Award was founded in 2007 by the Polish Institute in Kyiv. It is given to a Ukrainian author for consistency in realization of the creative development, innovative form and universality of the content.

The prize is awarded to a living Ukrainian author less than 40 years of age regardless of their place of residence.

Laureates: Taras Prokhasko (2007), Serhiy Zhadan (2009), Natalka Sniadanko (2011), Tania Maliarchuk (2013), Sofia Andrukhovych (2015), Kateryna Kalytko (2017), Artem Chekh (2019).