Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Explained

The Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize is an annual award presented by the New Literary Project to recognize mid-career writers of fiction.[1] [2] "Mid-career writer" is defined by the project as "an author who has published at least two notable books of fiction, and who has yet to receive capstone recognition such as a Pulitzer or a MacArthur."[3] The prize, which carries a monetary award of $50,000, was established in 2017 and is administered by the New Literary Project, a collaboration of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation of Lafayette, California and the Department of English of the University of California, Berkeley.[4]

Each year the longlist of finalists for the prize  - who are selected by publishers, agents, authors, and author representatives  - is announced in the fall of the year before, and the shortlist in early spring of the presenting year. The winner of the award is then announced in late spring. The winner gives reading in the San Francisco Bay area and receives a two-week residency in Lafayette and Berkeley. Shortlisted finalists receive $2,000.

The prize is named after author Joyce Carol Oates, and has been referred to as the Simpson Family Literary Prize and the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. Joyce Carol Oates is an honorary member of the project's board of directors, and has served several times as their artist-in-residence. The choice of a prize for a mid-career writer was a considered one. Joseph Di Prisco, the project's founding chairman says "There are too damn many 'emerging writer' prizes — what about emerged writers? ... Ninety-five percent of publishers’ catalogs are made up of writers in the middle of their careers, but unless you're J. K. Rowling or Stephen King, you're not on the best-seller lists. You need support."

The New Literary Project was founded in 2015 by the Lafayette Library, the UC Berkeley English Department, and the Contra Costa County Library. Its purpose is to foster fiction writing through educational outreach in schools and universities, and to celebrate and support authors.[5]

Recipients

Prize winners and finalists!Year!Author!Title!Result!Ref.
2017Welcome to BraggsvilleWinner[6]
2018Winner
2019Winner
2020Winner[7]
Finalist[8] [9]
Maggie Brown & Others
Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
Nothing to See Here
2021Winner[10]
Weather Finalist[11] [12]
2022MatrixWinner[13] [14]
Finalist[15] [16]
Intimacies
Hell of a Book
2023The ConsequencesWinner[17]
Finalist[18]
Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta
Two Nurses, Smoking
2024Devil Makes ThreeWinner[19]
WitnessFinalist[20] [21]
Take What You Need
Other Minds and Other Stories

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kosman . Joshua . 2020-05-12 . Bay Area author and psychiatrist Daniel Mason wins $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize . 2024-05-27 . . en-US . 2023-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230428080942/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/bay-area-author-and-psychiatrist-daniel-mason-wins-50000-joyce-carol-oates-prize . live .
  2. Staff (March 5, 2020) "2020 Joyce Carol Oates Prize Finalists" Locus
  3. https://www.newliteraryproject.org/joyce-carol-oates-prize "Joyce Carol Oates Prize"
  4. Staff (November 14, 2019) "2020 Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Longlist Finalists Announced" Simpson Literary Project
  5. https://www.newliteraryproject.org/)
  6. Web site: Joyce Carol Oates Prize . 2022-03-07 . The New Literary Project . en-US . 2024-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528010402/https://www.newliteraryproject.org/joyce-carol-oates-prize . live .
  7. Web site: 2020-05-13 . Awards: Joyce Carol Oates; Helen Bernstein . 2024-05-27 . . 2022-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015075057/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3738 . live .
  8. Web site: Yee . Katie . 2020-03-05 . Here’s the shortlist for the $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize. . 2024-05-28 . . en-US . 2023-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204090321/https://lithub.com/heres-the-shortlist-for-the-50000-joyce-carol-oates-prize/ . live .
  9. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2020-03-04 . Joyce Carol Oates Prize Shortlist Announced . 2024-05-28 . . en . 2022-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107052528/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/joyce-carol-oates-prize-shortlist-announced/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2021-04-27 . Awards: Ondaatje Shortlist; Joyce Carol Oates Winner . 2024-05-27 . . 2023-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004001403/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3973 . live .
  11. Web site: 2021-03-11 . Awards: Oates Finalists; Blue Peter Book Winners . 2024-05-27 . . 2024-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528010331/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3940 . live .
  12. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2021-03-10 . Finalists for Joyce Carol Oates Prize Are Revealed . 2024-05-28 . . en . 2024-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528010331/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/finalists-for-joyce-carol-oates-prize-are-revealed/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2022-04-20 . Awards: Oates Winner; Jhalak Shortlists . 2022-06-24 . . 2022-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624113219/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4215 . live .
  14. Web site: Firetog . Emily . 2022-04-20 . Lauren Groff has won the 2022 Joyce Carol Oates Prize. . 2024-05-27 . . en-US . 2023-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929143446/https://lithub.com/lauren-groff-has-won-the-2022-joyce-carol-oates-prize . live .
  15. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2022-03-07 . Finalists for Joyce Carol Oates Prize Announced . 2022-03-07 . . en . 2024-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528010332/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/finalists-for-joyce-carol-oates-prize-announced/ . live .
  16. Web site: 2022-03-04 . Awards: Joyce Carol Oates, PEN/Faulkner Fiction Finalists . 2024-05-27 . . 2024-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528010333/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4182 . live .
  17. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2023-04-18 . Manuel Muñoz Wins Joyce Carol Oates Prize . 2024-05-28 . . en . 2023-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425035615/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/manuel-munoz-wins-joyce-carol-oates-prize/ . live .
  18. Web site: 2023-03-10 . Awards: Joyce Carol Oates Finalists . 2024-05-27 . . 2023-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311122717/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4433 . live .
  19. Web site: 2024-05-09 . Awards: Joyce Carol Oates Winner . 2024-05-27 . . 2024-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240512095344/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4723 . live .
  20. Web site: 2024-03-28 . Awards: PROSE Winners; Women's Non-Fiction Shortlist; Joyce Carol Oates Finalists . 2024-05-27 . . 2024-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240528010939/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4693 . live .
  21. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2024-03-26 . Finalists for Joyce Carol Oates Prize Revealed . 2024-05-28 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2024-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240401073109/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/finalists-for-joyce-carol-oates-prize-revealed/ . live .

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