Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction
American literary award
The Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction is an American literary award presented by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for debut publications. The $5,000 prize is given for the best published first novel or collection of short stories in the preceding year. It was established in 1979 in memory of author Sue Kaufman.
Past winners
Year | Author | Title | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | Jayne Anne Phillips | Black Tickets | [2] |
1981 | Tom Lorenz | Guys Like Us | |
1982 | Ted Mooney | Easy Travel to Other Planets | |
1983 | Susanna Moore | My Old Sweetheart | |
1984 | Denis Johnson | Angels | [3] |
1985 | Louise Erdrich | Love Medicine | |
1986 | Cecile Pineda | Face | |
1987 | Jeannette Haien | The All of It | |
1988 | Kaye Gibbons | Ellen Foster | [4] |
1989 | Gary Krist | The Garden State | |
1990 | Allan Gurganus | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | |
1991 | Charles Palliser | The Quincunx | |
1992 | Alex Ullmann | Afghanistan | |
1993 | Francisco Goldman | The Long Night of White Chickens | [5][6] |
1994 | Emile Capouya | In the Sparrow Hills | |
1995 | Jim Grimsley | Winter Birds | |
1996 | Peter Landesman | The Raven | |
1997 | Brad Watson | Last Days of the Dog-Men | [7] |
1998 | Charles Frazier | Cold Mountain | |
1999 | Michael Byers | The Coast of Good Intentions | |
2000 | Nathan Englander | For the Relief of Unbearable Urges | [8] |
2001 | Akhil Sharma | An Obedient Father | |
2002 | Don Lee | Yellow | [9] |
2003 | Gabe Hudson | Dear Mr. President | |
2004 | Nell Freudenberger | Lucky Girls | |
2005 | John Dalton | Heaven Lake | |
2006 | Uzodinma Iweala | Beasts of No Nation | |
2007 | Tony D'Souza | Whiteman | |
2008 | Frances Hwang | Transparency | |
2009 | Charles Bock | Beautiful Children | |
2010 | Josh Weil | The New Valley | |
2011 | Brando Skyhorse | The Madonnas of Echo Park | |
2012 | Ismet Prcic | Shards | |
2013 | Kevin Powers | The Yellow Birds | |
2014 | Manuel Gonzales | The Miniature Wife | [10] |
2015 | Michael Carroll | Little Reef and Other Stories | [11] |
2016 | Kirstin Valdez Quade | Night at the Fiestas | |
2017 | Lee Clay Johnson | Nitro Mountain | |
2018 | Emily Fridlund | History of Wolves | [12] |
2019 | Jane Delury | The Balcony | [13] |
2020 | Isabella Hammad | The Parisian | [14] |
2021 | Douglas Stuart | Shuggie Bain | [15] |
2022 | Jackie Polzin | Brood | |
2023 | Morgan Talty | Night of the Living Rez | [16] |
References
- ^ "Awards". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Sarah Anne (May 2002). "An Interview with Jayne Anne Phillips". Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Letters Group Gives Prizes to 8 Writers". The New York Times. April 15, 1984. p. 50. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Kaye Gibbons". Calvin Center for Faith & Writing. Calvin University. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Francisco Goldman". BBC. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Francisco Goldman". Book Reporter. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Rediscover: Brad Watson". Shelf Awareness. July 14, 2020. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Nathan Englander". The American Academy in Berlin. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Reading With... Don Lee". shelf-awareness.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Manuel Gonzales wins the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters". The Conium Review. March 15, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Cool Idea of the Day: Bookstore & Publisher Anniversary Celebration". Shelf Awareness. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Hertzel, Laurie (March 20, 2018). "Minnesota authors Marlon James, Emily Fridlund win American Academy awards". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: American Academy of Arts & Letters Winners". Shelf Awareness. March 13, 2019. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "American Academy of Arts & Letters Selects Valeria Luiselli & Isabella Hammad as the 2020 Literature Award Winners". RCW Literary Agency. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Literature Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Literature Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
External links
- Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction