Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

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Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (formerly the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction and Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction) is an annual book award presented by the Librarian of Congress each year at the National Book Festival.

It was established in 2009 as a lifetime achievement award, although the first award was presented in 2008. In 2008, the Library of Congress was inspired to award Herman Wouk with a lifetime achievement award in the writing of fiction.[1] That honor inspired the Library to grant subsequent fiction-writing awards, beginning with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction from 2009–2012.[1] Beginning in 2013, the award was renamed to the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

Honorees

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As the Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction
As the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction
As the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

References

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  1. ^ a b c Donna Urschel (March 17, 2015). "Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Awarded to Louise Erdrich". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Herman Wouk – Fiction Prize". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Awards & Honors: Creative Achievement Award". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Haq, Husna (April 25, 2013). "Don DeLillo becomes first writer to receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Flood, Alison (April 17, 2014). "EL Doctorow wins Library of Congress prize for American fiction". The Guardian. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Fiction Prize to Marilynne Robinson | News Releases – Library of Congress". www.loc.gov. January 1, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Gavin, Jennifer (July 11, 2017). "Prize for American Fiction to Be Awarded Posthumously to Denis Johnson". loc.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Annie Proulx wins Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". The Washington Post. May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  9. ^ Routhier, Ray (May 16, 2019). "Maine author Richard Ford wins lifetime achievement award from Library of Congress". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "Library of Congress to honor author Colson Whitehead". AP News. July 13, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Joy Williams Wins 2021 Prize for American Fiction | Library of Congress Blog". June 30, 2021.
  12. ^ Knobel, Leah (July 6, 2023). "George Saunders to Receive 2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". Library of Congress (Press release). Washington, D.C. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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