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Rwandan refugee camp of Benako, Tanzania, 1994 by Sebastiao Salgado

Featured awards and fellowships

Meet some of the recipients of Lannan's awards and fellowships.

Cameron Awkward-Rich
Cameron Awkward-Rich

2021 Literary Fellowship for Poetry

Isabella Hammad
Isabella Hammad

2020 Literary Fellowship for Fiction

Yusef Komunyakaa
Yusef Komunyakaa

2021 Lannan Literary Award for Lifetime Achievement

Nick Estes
Nick Estes

2019 Lannan Literary Fellowship for Nonfiction

Monica Youn
Monica Youn

2019 Residency Fellow

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

2016 Lannan Cultural Freedom Notable Book Award

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From the media collection

40 years of Lannan live readings and events

Breyten Breytenbach at a podium, smiling
Breyten Breytenbach with Lawrence Weschler

11/18/2009

Arundhati Roy with Howard Zinn

09/18/2002

Angela Y. Davis with Barbara Ransby

11/02/2016

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From the art collection

Works from the Lannan Collection in contemporary visual art

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1995
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1995

Sebastiao Salgado

City Center #9 Poetry Garden: Los Angeles, 1997
City Center #9 Poetry Garden: Los Angeles, 1997

Siah Armajani

The Beginning of New Worlds, The South Atlantic Ocean, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America, 2006/2015. It is from this site that paleogeologists have determined that the prehistoric super continent of Gondwana broke up to form the
The Beginning of New Worlds, The South Atlantic Ocean, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America, 2006/2015. It is from this site that paleogeologists have determined that the prehistoric super continent of Gondwana broke up to form the

Thomas Joshua Cooper

At sundown, hundreds of migrants march north in groups of twenty, hoping to cross the border. Each group is joined by a smuggler, whose identity is not revealed and who acts as a guide. Agua Prieta, Sonora, 2000 (from the special limited edition ‘Dreams &
At sundown, hundreds of migrants march north in groups of twenty, hoping to cross the border. Each group is joined by a smuggler, whose identity is not revealed and who acts as a guide. Agua Prieta, Sonora, 2000 (from the special limited edition ‘Dreams &

Julián Cardona

Crow Fair, 1969-1970 Yakima Youth Nation Activities
Crow Fair, 1969-1970 Yakima Youth Nation Activities

Wendy Red Star

Still Water (The River Thames for Example), 1999 Image L
Still Water (The River Thames for Example), 1999 Image L

Roni Horn

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