Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction explained

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

As the Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction

• 2008 Herman Wouk^[2]

As the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction

• 2009 John Grisham^[3]
• 2010 Isabel Allende^[3]
• 2011 Toni Morrison^[3]
• 2012 Philip Roth^[3]

As the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

• 2013 Don DeLillo^{[4] [5]}
• 2014 E. L. Doctorow^[6]
• 2015 Louise Erdrich^{[1] [7]}
• 2016 Marilynne Robinson^[8]
• 2017 Denis Johnson^[9]
• 2018 Annie Proulx^[10]
• 2019 Richard Ford^[11]
• 2020 Colson Whitehead^[12]
• 2021 Joy Williams^[13]
• 2022 Jesmyn Ward
• 2023 George Saunders^{[14] [15] [16]}
• 2024 James McBride

External links

• Fiction Prize, official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Awarded to Louise Erdrich . Library of Congress . Donna Urschel . March 17, 2015 . March 18, 2015.
2. Web site: Herman Wouk - Fiction Prize . Library of Congress . March 19, 2015.
3. Web site: Awards & Honors: Creative Achievement Award . Library of Congress . March 18, 2015.
4. Web site: Husna. Haq . Don DeLillo becomes first writer to receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction . . 2013-04-25 . 2013-11-23.
5. News: Ron. Charles . Don DeLillo is first recipient of Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction . . April 25, 2013. 2013-11-23.
6. Web site: Alison. Flood. EL Doctorow wins Library of Congress prize for American fiction. The Guardian. April 17, 2014. December 19, 2014.
7. Web site: Louise Erdrich Wins Library of Congress Award . . Alexandra. Alter . March 17, 2015 . March 18, 2015.
8. Web site: Fiction Prize to Marilynne Robinson News Releases - Library of Congress. 2016-01-01. www.loc.gov. 2016-04-02.
9. Web site: Prize for American Fiction to Be Awarded Posthumously to Denis Johnson . loc.gov . Jennifer. Gavin . July 11, 2017 . July 20, 2017.
10. News: Book World Editors. Annie Proulx wins Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. The Washington Post. May 3, 2018. May 3, 2018.
11. Web site: Maine author Richard Ford wins lifetime achievement award from Library of Congress . . Ray. Routhier . May 16, 2019 . May 28, 2019.
12. Web site: Library of Congress to honor author Colson Whitehead. AP News. July 13, 2020. November 26, 2020.
13. Web site: Joy Williams Wins 2021 Prize for American Fiction | Library of Congress Blog. 30 June 2021.
14. Knobel . Leah . George Saunders to Receive 2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction . 20 August 2023 . . . 6 July 2023.
15. Web site: Tucker . Neely . George Saunders Accepts the Library's Prize for American Fiction . Timeless . 20 August 2023 . . 15 August 2023.
16. News: Loughlin . Wendy S. . George Saunders Honored With Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction . 20 August 2023 . . 11 July 2023.