Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

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

References

1. 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. "Awards & Honors: Creative Achievement Award". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
4. Haq, Husna (2013-04-25). "Don DeLillo becomes first writer to receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
5. Charles, Ron (April 25, 2013). "Don DeLillo is first recipient of Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
6. Flood, Alison (April 17, 2014). "EL Doctorow wins Library of Congress prize for American fiction". The Guardian. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
7. Alter, Alexandra (March 17, 2015). "Louise Erdrich Wins Library of Congress Award". New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
8. "Fiction Prize to Marilynne Robinson | News Releases - Library of Congress". www.loc.gov. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
9. Gavin, Jennifer (July 11, 2017). "Prize for American Fiction to Be Awarded Posthumously to Denis Johnson". loc.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
10. Book World Editors (May 3, 2018). "Annie Proulx wins Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 3, 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
11. Routhier, Ray (May 16, 2019). "Maine author Richard Ford wins lifetime achievement award from Library of Congress". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
12. "Library of Congress to honor author Colson Whitehead". AP News. July 13, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
13. "Joy Williams Wins 2021 Prize for American Fiction | Library of Congress Blog". 30 June 2021.
14. Knobel, Leah (6 July 2023). "George Saunders to Receive 2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". Library of Congress (Press release). Washington, D.C. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
15. Tucker, Neely (15 August 2023). "George Saunders Accepts the Library's Prize for American Fiction". Timeless. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
16. Loughlin, Wendy S. (11 July 2023). "George Saunders Honored With Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction". Syracuse University News. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

External links

• Fiction Prize, official website