Dos Passos Prize

The John Dos Passos Prize is an annual literary award given to American writers.

John Dos Passos Prize
Awarded forA substantial body of published work that displays an intense and original exploration of specifically American themes, an experimental approach to form, and an interest in a wide range of human experience.
CountryUnited States
Presented byLongwood University
First awarded1980
Websitewww.longwood.edu/english/dos-passos-prize/

The Prize was founded at Longwood University in 1980 and is meant to honor John Dos Passos by recognizing other writers in his name.[1] The prize is administered by a committee from the Department of English and Modern Languages; the chair of the committee also serves as the chair of the prize jury. Other members on the committee include the immediate past recipient and a distinguished critic, editor, or scholar.

Recipients of the prize receive $5,000 and a bronze medal engraved with their name.

Recipients
Year Winner Ref.
1980Graham Greene[lower-alpha 1]
1981Gilbert Sorrentino
1982Robert Stone
1983Doris Betts
1984Tom Wolfe
1985Russell Banks
1986John Edgar Wideman
1987Lee Smith
1988Shelby Foote
1989Paule Marshall
1990Larry Woiwode
1991Elizabeth Spencer[2]
1992William Hoffman
1993Ernest J. Gaines
1994James Welch
1995Helena Maria Viramontes[3]
1997E. Annie Proulx
1998Maxine Hong Kingston
1999Eric Kraft
2000Jill McCorkle
2001Madison Smartt Bell
2002Randall Kenan[4]
2003Richard Powers
2004Maureen Howard
2005Tim Gautreaux
2006Kent Haruf
2008Allen Wier
2009Robert Bausch
2010Percival Everett
2011Mat Johnson
2012Colson Whitehead
2013Sherman Alexie
2014Ruth Ozeki
2015Paul Beatty
2016Danzy Senna
2017Chang-Rae Lee
2018Karen Tei Yamashita
2019Rabih Alameddine[5]
2020 Aleksandar Hemon [6][7][8]
2021 Monique Truong [9][10]
2022 Carolina De Robertis [11][12][13]
2023 Patricia Engel [14]

Notes
  1. Awarded before the prize was limited to strictly American authors

References
  1. "The John Dos Passos Prize for Literature". Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
  2. "Prize Winners for 1980 - 1991". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  3. Goetz, Jill (1996-08-08). "Viramontes is awarded the John Dos Passos literature prize for 1995 | Cornell Chronicle". Cornell University. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  4. "Prize Winners for 1992 - 2002". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  5. "Rabih Alameddine named 2019 Dos Passos Prize winner". Longwood University. 2019-09-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  6. "Aleksandar Hemon named 2020 Dos Passos Prize winner". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  7. Saka, Rasheeda (2020-10-13). "Aleksandar Hemon has been awarded the 2020 John Dos Passos Prize for Literature". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  8. Winik, Marion (2020-10-13). "Aleksandar Hemon Wins Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  9. "Past Recipients and Select Works". Longwood University. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  10. Schaub, Michael (2021-11-15). "Monique Truong Wins John Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  11. University, Longwood. "Carolina De Robertis named 41st John Dos Passos Prize winner". www.longwood.edu. Archived from the original on 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  12. Temple, Emily (2023-01-26). "Carolina De Robertis has won the 2022 John Dos Passos Prize". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  13. Schaub, Michael (2023-01-25). "Carolina De Robertis Wins the Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  14. Schaub, Michael (2023-12-04). "Patricia Engel Wins John Dos Passos Prize". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
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