Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

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American literary award literary award

The Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction is a prestigious literary honor awarded annually by the U.S. Library of Congress to recognize a writer’s lifetime achievement and significant contribution to American fiction.

Aliases (1)

Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction ×1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American literary award → literary award →
administeredBy	Library of Congress Center for the Book →
associatedWith	U.S. Library of Congress →
awardCeremonyAt	National Book Festival →
awardedFor	lifetime achievement in American fiction → significant contribution to American fiction →
awardingBodyType	national library →
country	United States →
eligibility	writers of American fiction →
field	literature →
formerName	Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction → Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction →
frequency	annual →
genre	fiction →
hasAwardType	lifetime achievement award →
hasCategory	American literary awards → Fiction awards → Lifetime achievement awards →
hasReputation	prestigious literary honor →
hasWebsite	https://www.loc.gov →
inception	2008 →
isPartOf	programs of the Library of Congress →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
location	Washington, D.C. →
mediaType	books →
namedInLanguage	Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction →
notableRecipient	Colson Whitehead → Denis Johnson → Don DeLillo → E. L. Doctorow → Isabel Allende → John Grisham → Marilynne Robinson → Philip Roth → Toni Morrison →
presentedBy	Library of Congress →
recognizes	American fiction writers →
scope	national →
selectionCriteria	body of work that has had a profound impact on readers → excellence in the craft of fiction →
sponsor	Library of Congress →
targetAudience	authors →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Don DeLillo → Jesmyn Ward →	awardReceived
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction ("Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction") →	formerName
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction →	namedInLanguage