Whiting Awards Explained
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| Awarded For: | Exceptional emerging writing in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama |
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| Country: | United States |
| Presenter: | Whiting Foundation |
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| Former Name: | Whiting Writers' Awards |
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| Website: | https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/current-winners |
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The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985., winners receive US$50,000.[1] [2]
The nominees are chosen through a juried process, and the final winners are selected by a committee of writers, scholars, and editors, selected each year by the Foundation. Writers cannot apply for the prize themselves, and the Foundation does not accept unsolicited nominations.[3]
Recipients
Whiting Award winners[4] !Year!Category!Author!Ref.| 1985 | Fiction | | |
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| 1986 | Drama | | |
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| 1987 | Drama | | |
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| 1988 | Fiction | | |
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| 1989 | Drama | | |
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| 1990 | Drama | | |
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| 1991 | Drama | | |
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| 1992 | Drama | | |
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| 1993 | Drama | | |
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| 1994 | Fiction | | |
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| 1995 | Fiction | | |
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| 1996 | Fiction | | |
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| 1997 | Drama | | |
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| 1998 | Drama | | |
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| 1999 | Drama | | |
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| 2000 | Drama | | |
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| 2001 | Drama | | |
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| 2002 | Drama | | |
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| 2003 | Drama | | |
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| 2004 | Drama | | |
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| 2005 | Drama | | |
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| 2006 | Drama | | [5] |
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| 2009 | Drama | | [7] |
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| 2010 | Drama | | [8] |
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| 2011 | Drama | | [9] |
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| 2012 | Drama | | [10] |
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| 2013 | Drama | | [11] |
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| 2014 | No Award Presented |
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| 2015 | Drama | | [12] |
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| 2016 | Drama | | [13] [14] |
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| 2017 | Drama | | [16] [17] |
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| 2018 | Drama | | [18] |
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| 2019 | Drama | | [19] [20] |
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| 2020 | Drama | | [21] [22] |
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| 2021 | Drama | | [23] [24] |
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| 2022 | Fiction | | [25] |
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| 2023 | Drama | Mia Chung | [26] [27] |
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| Fiction | Marcia Douglas |
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| Sidik Fofana |
| Caribbean Fragoza |
| R. Kikuo Johnson |
| Non-fiction | Linda Kinstler |
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| Stephania Taladrid |
| Poetry | Tommye Blount |
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| Ama Codjoe |
| Poetry & Drama | Milo Wippermann[28] |
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| 2024 | Fiction | | [29] |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About the Whiting Awards . 19 May 2021 . 16 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516093827/https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/about . live .
- Web site: Substantial Whiting Awards given to 10 up-and-coming writers. 28 October 2009. 29 August 2016. 11 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911031734/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/10/whiting-awards-presented-to-10-upandcoming-writers-.html. live.
- Web site: About - Whiting Awards. 29 August 2016. 25 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171225224655/http://www.whiting.org/awards/about. live.
- Web site: Search All Winners . 2022-03-27 . Whiting Awards . 2022-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226170916/https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/search . live .
- Web site: 2006-10-26 . Awards: The Whiting Writers' Awards . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204400/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=308 . live .
- Web site: 2008-10-30 . Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204358/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=792 . live .
- Web site: 2009-10-29 . Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards; Le Prix Goncourt . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204402/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1042 . live .
- Web site: 2010-10-28 . Awards: Whiting Awards; 'Bookie Prize' Shortlist . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2023-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162433/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1316 . live .
- Web site: 2011-10-26 . Whiting Award Winners: First a Kiss, Then a Slap . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204345/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1589 . live .
- Web site: 2012-10-24 . Awards: Whiting Winners; CBC Eleanor Farjeon Nominees . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204359/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1855 . live .
- Web site: 2013-10-22 . Awards: Whiting Winners; Red House Children's Book . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204355/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2111 . live .
- Web site: 2015-03-10 . Awards: Whiting; Baileys; Publishing Triangle; Australia Council . 2022-03-26 . . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204347/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2459 . live .
- Web site: 2016-03-24 . Awards: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse; Whiting . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204356/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2717 . live .
- Web site: 2016 Whiting Award Winners Announced . . March 24, 2016 . December 21, 2023 . December 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231221135404/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=721 . live.
- Web site: Ocean Vuong . . December 21, 2023 . December 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231221134733/https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/ocean-vuong#/ . live.
- Web site: 2017-03-23 . Awards: Whiting; Audiobook of the Year; RITA . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302025007/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2963 . live .
- Web site: Say Hello to the 2017 Whiting Honorees . 17 April 2017 . The Paris Review . 22 March 2017 . 31 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210131043846/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/22/whiting-2017/ . live .
- Web site: 2018-03-22 . Awards: Whiting, Stone Winners . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204343/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3210 . live .
- Web site: 2019-03-21 . Awards: Whiting Winners; Carle Honorees . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630230610/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3456 . live .
- Web site: Dwyer . Colin . 'The Future Of Literature': Whiting Awards Celebrate 10 Emerging Writers . 10 April 2019 . NPR . 26 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200226100143/https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/704743237/the-future-of-literature-whiting-awards-celebrate-10-emerging-writers . live .
- Web site: 2020-03-26 . Awards: Whiting, Four Quartets Winners . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204340/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3704 . live .
- Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2020-03-26 . Ling Ma, Jia Tolentino Among Whiting Award Winners . 2022-03-26 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204354/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-announced/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-04-15 . Awards: Whiting Winners; Jhalak and Sheikh Zayed Shortlists . 2022-03-26 . Shelf Awareness . 2023-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162437/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 . live .
- Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2021-04-21 . Winners of the Whiting Awards Are Revealed . 2022-03-26 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2022-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204342/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-whiting-awards-are-revealed/ . live .
- Web site: Introducing the Winners of the 2022 Whiting Awards . The Paris Review . 29 April 2022 . 6 April 2022 . 1 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220501222634/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/04/06/introducing-the-winners-of-the-2022-whiting-awards/ . live .
- Web site: Graver . Elizabeth . Shelf Awareness for Friday, March 31, 2023 . 2023-04-18 . www.shelf-awareness.com . 2023-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418173248/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4448 . live .
- Web site: Whiting Award Winners Are Revealed . 2023-04-18 . Kirkus Reviews . en . 2023-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418173244/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-are-revealed/ . live .
- Web site: Milo Wippermann .
- Web site: 10 writers win 2024 Whiting Awards for emerging authors . NPR . 11 April 2024.
