The William Saroyan International Prize for Writing is a biennial literary award for fiction and nonfiction in the spirit of William Saroyan by emerging writers. It was established by Stanford University Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation to "encourage new or emerging writers rather than recognize established literary figures;"[1] the prize being $12,500.
The Saroyan Prize was first awarded in 2003 for "newly published works of fiction including novels, short stories, dramas or memoirs."[1] Starting with the second round of awards in 2005, separate awards have been given for fiction and nonfiction. With the exception of a three year gap between the second and third rounds of awards, the prize has been awarded every two years since it was established.
Winners and finalists[edit]
- 2003 :
- Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (winner)[2]
- The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru[3]
- Nocturne by Adam Rapp[4]
- 2005 Fiction:
- The Laments by George Hagen (winner)[5]
- Bloodvine by Aris Janigian[6]
- The Calligrapher by Edward Docx[7]
- How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer[8]
- 2005 Non-fiction:
- The King of California by Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman (winner)[9]
- Chasing the Sea by Tom Bissell[10]
- The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin[11]
- 2008 Fiction:
- The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (winner)[12]
- The Understory by Pamela Erens[13]
- Dead Boys by Richard Lange[14]
- 2008 Non-fiction:
- 2010 Fiction:
- Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen (winner)[18]
- apologize, apologize! by Elizabeth Kelly[19]
- Concord, Virginia by Peter Neofotis[20]
- 2010 Non-fiction:
- The King of Vodka by Linda Himelstein (winner)[21]
- Trauma Farm by Brian Brett[22]
- Aesop's Mirror by Maryalice Huggins[23]
- 2012 Fiction[24]
- Orientation and Other Stories by Daniel Orozco (winner)
- Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner
- East of the West: A Country in Stories by Miroslav Penkov
- 2012 Non-fiction[24]
- The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (winner)
- Solacers by Arion Golmakani
- Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan
- 2014 Fiction[25]
- Long Division by Kiese Laymon (winner)
- The Facades by Eric Lundgren
- A Marker to Measure Drift by Alexander Maksik
- 2014 Non-fiction[25]
- The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit Fox (winner)
- The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
- 2016 Fiction[26]
- Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson (winner)
- Now We Will Be Happy by Amina Gautier
- Counternarratives by John Keene
- 2016 Non-fiction[26]
- Belief is its Own Kind of Truth, Maybe by Lori Jakiela (winner)
- Russian Tattoo by Elena Gorokhova
- Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War by Susan Southard
- 2018 Fiction[27]
- In the Distance by Hernan Diaz (winner)[28]
- The Traders by Scott Shibuya Brown[29]
- Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran[30]
- 2018 Non-fiction[27]
- On Trails: an Exploration by Robert Moor (winner)[31]
- Riverine: a Memoir from Anywhere but Here by Angela Palm[32]
- Shakespeare in Swahililand: Adventures with the Ever-living Poet by Edward Wilson-Lee[33]
- 2020 Fiction[34]
- Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (winner)[34]
- The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah[34]
- Some Trick: Thirteen Stories by Helen DeWitt[34]
- 2020 Non-fiction[34]
- Homesick: a Memoir by Jennifer Croft (winner)[34]
- How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee[34]
- In the Dream House: a Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado[34]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "University jointly sponsors new Saroyan Writing Prize to honor emerging authors: 04/02". 23 January 2023.
- ^ Foer and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Kunzru and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Rapp and his play Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Hagen and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Janigian and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Docx and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Orringer and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Arax and Wartzman and their book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Bissell and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Laskin and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Krauss and her book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Erens and her book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Lange and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Sato and her book
- ^ Read about Miller and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Moir and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Galchen and her book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Kelly and her book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Neofotis and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Himelstein and her book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Brett and his book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Read about Huggins and her book Stanford University Libraries
- ^ a b Matson, Christopher (2 August 2012). "Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2012 Saroyan Prize for Writing". Stanford University Libraries. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ a b "William Saroyan International Prize for Writing", accessed 12 January 2015.
- ^ a b Karampelas, Gabrielle. "Lori Jakiela and T. Geronimo Johnson win Stanford’s 2016 Saroyan Prize for Writing." Stanford News, August 29, 2016, accessed 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b Karampelas, Gabrielle. "In the Distance" and "On Trails" win the 2018 Stanford Libraries’ William Saroyan International Prize for Writing." Stanford News, July 30, 2018, accessed 25 July 2019.
- ^ In the Distance (description) Stanford University Libraries
- ^ The Traders (description) Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Lucky Boy (description) Stanford University Libraries
- ^ On Trails: an Exploration (description) Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Riverine: a Memoir from Anywhere but Here (description) Stanford University Libraries
- ^ Adventures with the Ever-living Poet (description) Stanford University Libraries
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Winners and finalists: 2020 winners.", accessed 7 April 2022.