The award is given to books that help improve government by studying how the press, politics, and public policy connect. It is given to the best book published the year before, based on how well it meets this goal. The first prize was given in 1993.
The Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction is a yearly prize given by the University of Georgia Press to a North American writer. The winner is chosen through a contest where judges do not know the writers’ names. The winning collection of short stories is then published by the University of Georgia Press.
The Fabri Literary Prize was created in 2006 to honor Frances Fabri, a Holocaust survivor. Frances Fabri led efforts in the United States to record stories from Holocaust survivors, helping to develop the interview methods now widely used. She respected the skill of storytelling and spent her adult life writing about her experiences in concentration camps and recording oral histories of other survivors.
The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence is a yearly national award that honors new African-American fiction writers. It was first given in 2007 and is funded by donors of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to honor the literary contributions of author Ernest J.
The Edward Lewis Wallant Award is an annual award for writing given to an author whose stories are seen as important for American Jews. It was created in 1962 at the University of Hartford by Fran and Irving Waltman. The award is named after Jewish American writer Edward Lewis Wallant.
The Edgar Awards are given out every year by the Mystery Writers of America, an organization located in New York City. The awards are named after Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer who lived from 1809 to 1849 and helped start the mystery genre. These awards recognize the best works in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater from the past year.
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize is a major American award for short stories written in English. This prize, created by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, was started in 1981 by Drue Heinz and helped develop by Frederick A. Hetzel.
Donna J. Stone was born on February 23, 1933, and passed away on December 12, 1994. She was an American poet and someone who helped others through charitable work.
The Dana Award is a literary award given for short stories, poems, and novels. It was created in 1996 by literature professor and poet Mary Elizabeth Parker, who received financial support from Michael Dana. The competition is located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Christopher Hewitt Award is a yearly literary prize given every June by A&U magazine. It honors writing that discusses or relates to HIV/AIDS. Each year, one winner is chosen in four categories: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and drama.