| Awarded for | Achievement by emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Whiting Foundation |
| Country | United States |
| Former name | Whiting Writers' Awards |
| Reward | US$50,000 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Website | www.whiting.org/writers/awards/current-winners |
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. As of 2021, 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]
Since 2018, the foundation has also awarded Literary Magazine Prizes to US-based nonprofit publications whose audience is adult readers. Prize-winning magazines are invited to work with the Foundation over the course of three years and receive outright grants of $10,000–$20,000 in the first year followed by matching grants in the second and third years.[4]
Recipients
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- ^ Schaub, Michael (March 26, 2020). "Ling Ma, Jia Tolentino Among Whiting Award Winners". Kirkus Reviews. Archived March 26, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: Whiting Winners; Jhalak and Sheikh Zayed Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. April 15, 2021. Archived April 20, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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- ^ "10 writers win 2024 Whiting Awards for emerging authors". NPR. April 10, 2024. Archived April 10, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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- ^ Schaub, Michael (2026-04-16). "Winners of the 2026 Whiting Awards Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Archived May 17, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-27.