| John Dos Passos Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | A 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. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Longwood University |
| First awarded | 1980 |
| Website | www |
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 $2,000 and a bronze medal engraved with their name.
Recipients
| 1980 | Graham Greene | (Awarded before the prize was limited to strictly American authors.) |
| 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 | |
| 1997 | E. Annie Proulx | |
| 1998 | Maxine Hong Kingston | |
| 1999 | Eric Kraft | |
| 2000 | Jill McCorkle | |
| 2001 | Madison Smartt Bell | |
| 2002 | Randall Kenan | [3] |
| 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 | [4] |
| 2020 | Aleksandar Hemon | [5] |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "Rabih Alameddine named 2019 Dos Passos Prize winner".
- ^ University, Longwood. "Aleksandar Hemon named 2020 Dos Passos Prize winner". www.longwood.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
External links
- Dos Passos Prize, official website