Dayton Literary Peace Prize

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The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors books promoting peace, social justice, and global understanding.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf literary award
peace prize
awardCategory Fiction
Lifetime achievement in literature and peace
Nonfiction
awardFor books that promote global understanding
books that promote peace
books that promote social justice
awardGivenFor contribution to peace through literature
literary excellence
basedOn Dayton Peace Accords legacy
country United States
field literature
firstAwarded 2006
frequency annual
genre fiction
nonfiction
hasPart Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction
Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction
Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
inception 2006
language English
location Dayton, Ohio
motto celebrating the power of literature to promote peace
namedAfter Dayton, Ohio
notableWinner Adam Johnson
Anthony Doerr
Bryan Stevenson
Colson Whitehead
David Grossman
Elie Wiesel
Gloria Steinem
Junot Díaz
Louise Erdrich
Nadine Gordimer
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Wole Soyinka
officialWebsite https://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org
relatedTo Dayton Peace Accords
Dayton Peace Prize
selectionProcess judged by a panel of writers and peace advocates
sponsor Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
theme cross-cultural understanding
human rights
peace
reconciliation
social justice

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dayton Literary Peace Prize ("Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction")
Dayton Literary Peace Prize ("Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction")
hasPart
Mountains Beyond Mountains ("Dayton Literary Peace Prize (nonfiction winner)")
awarded
Isabel Wilkerson
awardReceived
Dayton Literary Peace Prize ("Dayton Peace Prize")
relatedTo
The Warmth of Other Suns
shortlistedFor
Dayton Literary Peace Prize ("Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation")
sponsor

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