Windham–Campbell Literature Prize

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The Windham–Campbell Literature Prize is a major international literary award administered by Yale University that grants substantial, unrestricted prizes to writers across several genres in recognition of their outstanding literary achievement.

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Windham–Campbell Literature Prize canonical 2

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instanceOf international award
literary award
administeredBy Yale University
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
surface form: Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
aim to give writers freedom to focus on their work
announcementVenue Yale University
awardedFor outstanding literary achievement
awardType individual writer award
category drama
fiction
nonfiction
poetry
categoryCount multiple categories
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
eligibility writers from any country
writers working in English or in translation into English
endowmentSource bequest from Donald Windham and Sandy M. Campbell
field literature
firstAwarded 2013
focus mid-career and established writers
founder Donald Windham
Sandy M. Campbell
frequency annual
genre drama
fiction
nonfiction
poetry
hasAwarded numerous internationally recognized authors
hasComponent public festival and events at Yale University
hasLanguage English
inception 2013
locatedIn New Haven, Connecticut
monetaryValue $150,000 per recipient
namedAfter Donald Windham
Sandy M. Campbell
notableCharacteristic one of the world’s largest literary prizes in monetary terms
organisedBy Yale University
organizer Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
prizeNature unrestricted grant to the writer
purpose to provide substantial, unrestricted prizes to writers
to recognize outstanding literary achievement
recognition major international literary award
reward unrestricted cash prize
scale global
selectionCriteria literary merit
selectionProcess confidential nomination and judging process
sponsor Yale University
typeOfSupport no-strings-attached financial support for writers
website https://windhamcampbell.org

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Helen Garner awardReceived Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
Cathy Park Hong awardReceived Windham–Campbell Literature Prize