The Dazai Osamu Prize (太宰治賞) is a Japanese literary prize named for novelist Dazai Osamu (1909–1948).

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The prize was established in 1965 by the Chikuma Shobō publishing company, discontinued in 1978, and resumed again in 1999 with co-sponsorship of the Mitaka, Tokyo municipal government. It is awarded annually to an outstanding, previously unpublished short story by an unrecognized author; the winner receives a commemorative gift and a cash award of 1 million yen.

• List of Japanese literary awards

• 太宰治賞
• Mitaka City: Dazai Osamu Prize Archived 2017-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Japan Cultural Profile entry