Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award
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The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award is a prestigious American literary prize that supports emerging women writers of exceptional promise early in their careers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American literary prize
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literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Rona Jaffe Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding emerging work in creative nonfiction
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outstanding emerging work in fiction ⓘ outstanding emerging work in poetry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discontinuedIn | 2019 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
emerging writers
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women writers ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| focus | early-career support ⓘ |
| founder | Rona Jaffe Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
creative nonfiction
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fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| monetaryValuePerRecipient | 30000 US dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rona Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Aimee Bender
NERFINISHED
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Eula Biss NERFINISHED ⓘ Lan Samantha Chang NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy K. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ ZZ Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRecipientsPerYear | up to six ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize exceptional promise early in writers’ careers
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to support emerging women writers ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | nomination only ⓘ |
| sponsor | Rona Jaffe Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supportType |
financial support
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professional recognition ⓘ |
| targetDemographic | women authors in the United States ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ronajaffefoundation.org ⓘ |
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