News from Lannan Foundation
22 April 2022 – Lannan Foundation today announced plans to close by 2032 and spend out all assets.
For more information, please read our announcement.
2021 Lannan Literary Awards & Fellowships
Lannan honors established and emerging writers of distinctive literary merit:

Yusef Komunyakaa: Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement
Rabih Alameddine: Literary Award
Deborah Levy: Literary Award
Afia Atakora: Literary Fellowship
Cameron Awkward-Rich: Literary Fellowship
Eduardo C. Corral: Literary Fellowship
Kirstin Valdez Quade: Literary Fellowship
Recent Event: Taking Children, Taking the Land
Nick Estes and Rebecca Nagle had an urgent discussion of the ongoing attack on Indigenous children and Indigenous land. This was a virtual event in partnership with Haymarket Books.
Recent Event: Abolition, Cultural Freedom, Liberation
Angela Y. Davis, Mike Davis, and Ruth Wilson Gilmore joined author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for an urgent conversation on abolition, cultural freedom, and liberation. Watch it here.
Recent Event: Consequences of Capitalism
Hear Noam Chomsky's recent talk and conversation with E. Tammy Kim on the brutal realities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic—and the urgent need for an alternative to capitalism.
Bookworm Interview with Atsuro Riley

Lannan is a supporter of Michael Silverblatt’s long-running interview series on KCRW, Bookworm. In this interview, Michael speaks with poet Atsuro Riley about his latest collection Heard-Hoard.
Follow this external link to listen to the full episode at KCRW.
Photo by Sven Wiederholt.
Lannan Art Collection: Recent Acquisition

Lannan has recently acquired the entire Relicarios collection from Erika Diettes of Bogotá, Colombia. Shown here are #54 and #43, from the series of 56.
Medium:
Mixed media with objects embedded in rubber tripolymer encased in a lighted Plexiglas urn
Marfa Public Radio

West Texas Talk — Marfa Public Radio’s flagship program — features discussions about regional issues as well as conversations with writers, musicians, filmmakers, and artists, including interviews with Lannan poets and writers in residence. Visit their archive here.