The Lannan Literary Awards and Fellowships were established in 1989 to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality. The awards recognize writers who have made significant contributions to English-language literature. The fellowships recognize writers of distinctive literary merit who demonstrate potential for continued outstanding work.
Cultural Freedom awards and fellowships are granted to individuals in recognition of their extraordinary and courageous work promoting social justice and the human right to freedom of imagination, inquiry, and full cultural expression. These individuals are typically advocates for education justice, prison reform and abolition, environmental justice and protection, social and economic justice, human rights, and press and journalistic freedom.
Name | Year | Area | Genre | Type |
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Yusef Komunyakaa 2021 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2021 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Cameron Awkward-Rich 2021 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2021 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Mohammed El-Kurd 2021 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2021 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Eduardo C. Corral 2021 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2021 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Afia Atakora 2021 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2021 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Kirstin Valdez Quade 2021 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2021 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Deborah Levy 2021 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2021 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Rabih Alameddine 2021 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2021 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Mariame Kaba 2020 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2020 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Mike Davis 2020 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2020 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Hanif Abdurraqib 2020 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2020 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Ruth Wilson Gilmore 2020 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2020 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Rigoberto González 2020 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2020 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Angela Y. Davis 2020 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2020 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Carolyn Forché 2020 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2020 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Isabella Hammad 2020 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2020 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai 2020 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2020 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma 2020 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2020 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Wayétu Moore 2019 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2019 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Janine Jackson 2019 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2019 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Evie Shockley 2019 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2019 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Caitriona Lally 2019 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2019 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Laura Flanders 2019 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2019 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Jen Marlowe 2019 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2019 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Krystal Two Bulls 2019 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2019 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Danny Sjursen 2019 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2019 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Nick Estes 2019 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2019 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Claire Vaye Watkins 2018 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2018 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Jacob Shores-Argüello 2018 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2018 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Doireann Ní Ghríofa 2018 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2018 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
John Edgar Wideman 2018 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2018 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2017 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2017 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Mai Der Vang 2017 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2017 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Rickey Laurentiis 2017 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2017 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Nancy MacLean 2017 Notable Book Awards in Cultural Freedom | 2017 | Cultural Freedom | Notable Book Awards | |
Shane McCrae 2017 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2017 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Roy Scranton 2017 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2017 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Javier Zamora 2017 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2017 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Natalie Scenters-Zapico 2017 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2017 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 2016 Notable Book Awards in Cultural Freedom | 2016 | Cultural Freedom | Notable Book Awards | |
John Keene 2016 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2016 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Craig Santos Perez 2016 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2016 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Solmaz Sharif 2016 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2016 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Tyehimba Jess 2016 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2016 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Kevin Barry 2016 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2016 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Ocean Vuong 2016 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2016 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Don Mee Choi 2016 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2016 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Layli Long Soldier 2015 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2015 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Philip Metres 2015 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2015 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Mark Nowak 2015 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2015 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
David Barsamian 2015 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2015 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Jesse Hagopian 2015 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2015 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
A. Van Jordan 2015 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2015 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Sara Baume 2015 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2015 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Joseph Stroud 2014 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2014 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Max Blumenthal 2014 Notable Book Awards in Cultural Freedom | 2014 | Cultural Freedom | Notable Book Awards | |
Steve Erickson 2014 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2014 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Mitchell S. Jackson 2014 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2014 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Bryan Stevenson 2014 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2014 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Adrian Matejka 2014 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2014 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Claudia Rankine 2014 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2014 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Jamaal May 2014 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2014 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Dave Zirin 2014 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2014 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Alexis Bonogofsky 2014 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2014 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Jill McDonough 2014 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2014 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Ali Abunimah 2013 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2013 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Andrew N. Rubin 2013 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2013 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Chris Williams 2013 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2013 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Brian Jones 2012 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2012 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Subhankar Banerjee 2012 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2012 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Natalie Diaz 2012 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2012 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Dennis O'Driscoll 2012 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2012 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Kate Moses 2012 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2012 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Doug Peacock 2011 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2011 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Atsuro Riley 2011 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2011 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Cipriana Jurado Herrera 2011 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2011 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Sherwin Bitsui 2011 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2011 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Glenn Greenwald 2011 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2011 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
C. E. Morgan 2010 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2010 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Malena Mörling 2010 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2010 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Michael McGriff 2010 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2010 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Sarah Lindsay 2009 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2009 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Valzhyna Mort 2009 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2009 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Bradley Angel 2008 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2008 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Katie Ford 2008 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2008 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Charles D'Ambrosio 2008 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2008 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
August Kleinzahler 2008 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2008 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Glenn Patterson 2008 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2008 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Ilya Kaminsky 2008 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2008 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
John Gray 2008 Award in Literature for Notable Book Awards | 2008 | Literature | Award | Notable Book Awards |
Clive Stafford Smith 2008 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2008 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Philip Kitcher 2008 Award in Literature for Notable Book Awards | 2008 | Literature | Award | Notable Book Awards |
Malcolm Margolin 2008 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2008 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Sheldon S. Wolin 2008 Award in Literature for Notable Book Awards | 2008 | Literature | Award | Notable Book Awards |
Isabel Garcia 2008 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2008 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Esther Chávez Cano 2008 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2008 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Edie Meidav 2007 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2007 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Paula Gunn Allen 2007 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2007 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Anne Stevenson 2007 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2007 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Mike Davis 2007 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2007 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Daniel Alarcón 2007 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2007 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Sinéad Morrissey 2007 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2007 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Jeremy Scahill 2007 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2007 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Susan Straight 2007 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2007 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
A. L. Kennedy 2007 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2007 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Dinaw Mengestu 2007 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2007 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Hugo Morales 2006 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2006 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Robert Fisk 2006 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2006 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Patricio Martín 2006 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2006 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Charles Kernaghan 2006 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2006 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Charles C. Mann 2006 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2006 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Bruce Weigl 2006 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2006 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Leanne Hinton 2006 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2006 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Chris Hedges 2006 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2006 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Fernando Garavito 2006 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2006 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Pratap Chatterjee 2006 Award in Cultural Freedom | 2006 | Cultural Freedom | Award | |
Elizabeth Kolbert 2006 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2006 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Brian Turner 2006 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2006 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Peter Orner 2006 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2006 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Kathryn Davis 2006 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2006 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Tim Flannery 2006 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2006 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Frank X Walker 2005 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2005 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Pattiann Rogers 2005 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2005 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Amira Hass 2005 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2005 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Nadeem Aslam 2005 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2005 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Elouise Cobell 2005 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2005 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Andrew J. Bacevich 2005 Award in Literature for Notable Book Awards | 2005 | Literature | Award | Notable Book Awards |
David G. Campbell 2005 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2005 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Bobby Byrd 2005 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2005 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Gilbert Sorrentino 2005 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2005 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Maude Barlow 2005 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2005 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Freeman House 2005 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2005 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Judy Budnitz 2005 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2005 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Adam Hochschild 2005 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2005 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Cornel West 2005 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2005 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Julián Cardona 2004 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2004 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Edwidge Danticat 2004 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2004 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Thomas Frank 2004 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2004 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Mavis Gallant 2004 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2004 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Rebecca Seiferle 2004 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2004 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Luis Alberto Urrea 2004 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2004 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Micheline Aharonian Marcom 2004 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2004 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Lucy Boulanger 2004 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2004 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
W. S. Merwin 2004 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2004 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Rikki Ducornet 2004 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2004 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Peter Reading 2004 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2004 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Alistair MacLeod 2003 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Mary Rakow 2003 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
George Evans 2003 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2003 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Subhankar Banerjee 2003 Fellowship in Cultural Freedom | 2003 | Cultural Freedom | Fellowship | |
Linda Gregg 2003 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2003 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Geoff Dyer 2003 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Chris Abani 2003 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Chris Offutt 2003 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Rebecca Solnit 2003 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2003 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Edward P. Jones 2003 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
John McGahern 2003 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Deborah Eisenberg 2003 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2003 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Helen Caldicott 2003 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2003 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Rubén Martínez 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Peter Matthiessen 2002 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2002 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Peter Dale Scott 2002 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2002 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
David James Duncan 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
James Alan McPherson 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Naomi Shihab Nye 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
James Galvin 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Arundhati Roy 2002 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2002 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
John Berger 2002 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2002 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Ahdaf Soueif 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Lewis Hyde 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
Larry Woiwode 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Wade Davis 2002 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2002 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Ann Cummins 2002 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2002 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Alan Dugan 2002 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2002 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Robert Creeley 2001 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2001 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Barbara Ehrenreich 2001 Fellowship in Literature for Nonfiction | 2001 | Literature | Fellowship | Nonfiction |
George Saunders 2001 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2001 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Edward Said 2001 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2001 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
David Wong Louie 2001 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2001 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Mahmoud Darwish 2001 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2001 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Deborah Levy 2001 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2001 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Lorrie Moore 2001 Fellowship in Literature for Fiction | 2001 | Literature | Fellowship | Fiction |
Leslie Marmon Silko 2000 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2000 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Bill McKibben 2000 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2000 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Carl Safina 2000 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 2000 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Cynthia Ozick 2000 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2000 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Herbert Morris 2000 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2000 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Jay Wright 2000 Award in Literature for Poetry | 2000 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
David Malouf 2000 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2000 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Evan S. Connell 2000 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 2000 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Robert Coover 2000 Award in Literature for Fiction | 2000 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Claudia Andujar 2000 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 2000 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Jonathan Schell 1999 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1999 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Jamaica Kincaid 1999 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1999 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Adrienne Rich 1999 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 1999 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Richard Powers 1999 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1999 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Joanna Scott 1999 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1999 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
C.D. Wright 1999 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1999 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Eduardo Galeano 1999 Prize in Cultural Freedom | 1999 | Cultural Freedom | Prize | |
Gary Paul Nabhan 1999 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1999 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Jared Diamond 1999 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1999 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Dennis O'Driscoll 1999 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1999 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Louise Glück 1999 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1999 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Gish Jen 1999 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1999 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Lois-Ann Yamanaka 1998 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1998 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Mary Oliver 1998 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1998 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
J. M. Coetzee 1998 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1998 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Lawrence Weschler 1998 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1998 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Frank Bidart 1998 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1998 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Lydia Davis 1998 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1998 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Chet Raymo 1998 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1998 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Jon Davis 1998 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1998 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
John Barth 1998 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 1998 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Stuart Dybek 1998 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1998 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Howard Zinn 1998 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1998 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Grace Paley 1997 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1997 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Anne Michaels 1997 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1997 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
John Banville 1997 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1997 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
William Gass 1997 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 1997 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
David Quammen 1997 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1997 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Ken Smith 1997 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1997 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Lucille Clifton 1996 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1996 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
William Trevor 1996 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1996 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Anne Carson 1996 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1996 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
David Abram 1996 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1996 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Charles Bowden 1996 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1996 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
David Foster Wallace 1996 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1996 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Howard Norman 1996 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1996 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Donald Justice 1996 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1996 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
R. S. Thomas 1996 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 1996 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Tim Pears 1996 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1996 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Arthur Sze 1995 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1995 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Alice Munro 1995 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1995 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Carol Ann Duffy 1995 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1995 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Richard K. Nelson 1995 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1995 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Thomas Berry 1995 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1995 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Scott Russell Sanders 1995 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1995 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Mary Morrissy 1995 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1995 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Hayden Carruth 1995 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1995 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Li-Young Lee 1995 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1995 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Steven Millhauser 1994 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1994 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Caryl Phillips 1994 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1994 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Richard Kenney 1994 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1994 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Simon Armitage 1994 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1994 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Edward P. Jones 1994 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1994 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Jack Gilbert 1994 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1994 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Stephen Wright 1994 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1994 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Jonathan Kozol 1994 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1994 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Eavan Boland 1994 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1994 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Linda Hogan 1994 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1994 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Benjamin Alire Sáenz 1993 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1993 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Edward Hoagland 1993 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1993 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Carole Maso 1993 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1993 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Rikki Ducornet 1993 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1993 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
William Gaddis 1993 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 1993 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |
Denise Levertov 1993 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1993 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Denis Johnson 1993 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1993 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Cyrus Cassells 1993 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1993 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Terry Tempest Williams 1993 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1993 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Paul West 1993 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1993 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
William Everson 1993 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 1993 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
A. R. Ammons 1992 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1992 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Luis J. Rodriguez 1992 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1992 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Frank Chin 1992 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1992 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Noam Chomsky 1992 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1992 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Susan Mitchell 1992 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1992 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Suzanne Gardinier 1992 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1992 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Killarney Clary 1992 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1992 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Thomas Centolella 1992 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1992 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Gilbert Sorrentino 1992 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1992 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Pattiann Rogers 1991 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 1991 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Alexander Theroux 1991 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1991 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Chrystos 1991 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1991 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Herbert Morris 1991 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 1991 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Christopher Hitchens 1991 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1991 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
John Edgar Wideman 1991 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1991 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Sandra Cisneros 1991 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1991 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
William Bronk 1991 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1991 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Peter Reading 1990 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1990 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Seamus Heaney 1990 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1990 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Derek Mahon 1990 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1990 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
John Hawkes 1990 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1990 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Carolyn Forché 1990 Fellowship in Literature for Poetry | 1990 | Literature | Fellowship | Poetry |
Barry Lopez 1990 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1990 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Wendell Berry 1989 Award in Literature for Nonfiction | 1989 | Literature | Award | Nonfiction |
Peter Levitt 1989 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1989 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
George Evans 1989 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1989 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
Cid Corman 1989 Award in Literature for Poetry | 1989 | Literature | Award | Poetry |
John Berger 1989 Award in Literature for Fiction | 1989 | Literature | Award | Fiction |
Kay Boyle 1989 Award in Literature for Lifetime Achievement | 1989 | Literature | Award | Lifetime Achievement |