John Dos Passos Prize
Awarded forA substantial body of published work that displays an intense and original exploration of specifically American themes, an experimental approach to form, and an interest in a wide range of human experience.
CountryUnited States
Presented byLongwood University
First awarded1980
Websitewww.longwood.edu/english/dos-passos-prize/

The John Dos Passos Prize is an annual literary award given to American writers.

The Prize was founded at Longwood University in 1980 and is meant to honor John Dos Passos by recognizing other writers in his name.[1] The prize is administered by a committee from the Department of English and Modern Languages; the chair of the committee also serves as the chair of the prize jury. Other members on the committee include the immediate past recipient and a distinguished critic, editor, or scholar.

Recipients of the prize receive $5,000 and a bronze medal engraved with their name.

Recipients

Year Winner Ref.
1980 Graham Greene[a]
1981 Gilbert Sorrentino
1982 Robert Stone
1983 Doris Betts
1984 Tom Wolfe
1985 Russell Banks
1986 John Edgar Wideman
1987 Lee Smith
1988 Shelby Foote
1989 Paule Marshall
1990 Larry Woiwode
1991 Elizabeth Spencer [2]
1992 William Hoffman
1993 Ernest J. Gaines
1994 James Welch
1995 Helena Maria Viramontes [3]
1997 E. Annie Proulx
1998 Maxine Hong Kingston
1999 Eric Kraft
2000 Jill McCorkle
2001 Madison Smartt Bell
2002 Randall Kenan [4]
2003 Richard Powers
2004 Maureen Howard
2005 Tim Gautreaux
2006 Kent Haruf
2008 Allen Wier
2009 Robert Bausch
2010 Percival Everett
2011 Mat Johnson
2012 Colson Whitehead
2013 Sherman Alexie
2014 Ruth Ozeki
2015 Paul Beatty
2016 Danzy Senna
2017 Chang-Rae Lee
2018 Karen Tei Yamashita
2019 Rabih Alameddine [5]
2020 Aleksandar Hemon [6][7][8]
2021 Monique Truong [9][10]
2022 Carolina De Robertis [11][12][13]
2023 Patricia Engel [14]

Notes

  1. ^ Awarded before the prize was limited to strictly American authors

References

  1. ^ "The John Dos Passos Prize for Literature". Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
  2. ^ "Prize Winners for 1980 - 1991". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  3. ^ Goetz, Jill (1996-08-08). "Viramontes is awarded the John Dos Passos literature prize for 1995 | Cornell Chronicle". Cornell University. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  4. ^ "Prize Winners for 1992 - 2002". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  5. ^ "Rabih Alameddine named 2019 Dos Passos Prize winner". Longwood University. 2019-09-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  6. ^ "Aleksandar Hemon named 2020 Dos Passos Prize winner". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  7. ^ Saka, Rasheeda (2020-10-13). "Aleksandar Hemon has been awarded the 2020 John Dos Passos Prize for Literature". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  8. ^ Winik, Marion (2020-10-13). "Aleksandar Hemon Wins Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  9. ^ "Past Recipients and Select Works". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  10. ^ Schaub, Michael (2021-11-15). "Monique Truong Wins John Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  11. ^ University, Longwood. "Carolina De Robertis named 41st John Dos Passos Prize winner". www.longwood.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  12. ^ Temple, Emily (2023-01-26). "Carolina De Robertis has won the 2022 John Dos Passos Prize". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  13. ^ Schaub, Michael (2023-01-25). "Carolina De Robertis Wins the Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  14. ^ Schaub, Michael (2023-12-04). "Patricia Engel Wins John Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

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