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The University of Arkansas's M.F.A. program has graduated a number of notable writers, including Lewis Nordan, John Dufresne, Steve Yarbrough, and more. In 2004, the state held the first annual Arkansas Literary Festival in Little Rock, attracting famous writers from around the nation. The Porter Prize is the state's most prestigious literary ...
The $5000 prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in Arkansas. (The non-profit organization also awards a lifetime achievement award every five years and an annual scholarship to a student in the University of Central Arkansas Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing Program.) The Porter Prize was founded in honor of Ben Drew Kimpel.
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The University of Georgia Libraries' example is one where living author arwardees would be invited to campus to give a speech, and creators of the program hoped it would attract donors. [1] John D'Agata, in his book Halls of Fame: Essays (2001) commented on the phenomenon of halls of fame. Per a review of the book, "In these refreshingly bold ...
The "Academy Awards model" was introduced in 1980 under the name TABA, The American Book Awards. The program expanded from seven literary awards to 28 literary and 6 graphics awards. After 1983, with 19 literary and 8 graphics awards, the Awards practically went out of business, to be restored in 1984 with a program of three literary awards.
W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction "Honors the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war." [17] 1997–present Book ALA William C. Morris YA Debut Award: Honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. 2009 ...
For other types of writing, see Category:Writing awards. New literary awards articles should ideally be added to four categories: A sub-category(s) within Category:Literary awards by genre and type (make new Categories as needed. May need multiple categories like Fiction and First Book) A sub-category within: Category:Literary awards by country.
Award Description Founded Status Annual Literary Awards [16] [17]: Awards presented in 12 categories: Lifetime Achievement, Award of Honor, Freedom to Write, First Amendment, Award of Merit, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Research Nonfiction, Poetry, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Translation, Journalism, Drama, Teleplay, Screenplay, UC Press Exceptional First Book Award.