Chautauqua Prize
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| The Chautauqua Prize | |
|---|---|
| Date | Annual |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Chautauqua Institution |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Official website | http://www.ciweb.org/prize |
The Chautauqua Prize is an annual American literary award established by the Chautauqua Institution in 2012.[1] The winner receives US$7,500 and all travel and expenses for a one-week summer residency at Chautauqua.[1] It is a "national prize that celebrates a book of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and honors the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts."[2]
Winners and runners-up
- 2012:
Andrew Krivak, The Sojourn[1]
- Geraldine Brooks, Caleb's Crossing
- Erik Larson, In the Garden of Beasts
- Nathaniel Philbrick, Why Read Moby-Dick?
- Leonard Rosen, All Cry Chaos
- Stephanie Powell Watts, We Are Taking Only What We Need
- 2013: Timothy Egan, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher[3]
- Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
- Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, The Presidents Club
- Gilbert King, Devil in the Grove
- Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
- John Colman Wood, The Names of Things
- 2014: Elizabeth Scarboro, My Foreign Cities[4]
- Louise Aronson, A History of the Present Illness: Stories
- Lindsay Hill, Sea of Hooks
- Roger Rosenblatt, The Boy Detective: A New York Childhood
- James Tobin, The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency
- Margaret Wrinkle, Wash
- 2015: Phil Klay, Redeployment[5]
- Michael Blanding, The Map Thief
- Kim Church, Byrd
- Brian Hart, The Bully of Order
- Lily King, Euphoria
- Jason Sokol, All Eyes Are Upon Us
- Bilal Tanweer, The Scatter Here is Too Great
- Jean Thompson, The Witch
References
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External links
- The Chautauqua Prize, official website.
