Bellwether Prize

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The PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, formerly known as the Bellwether Prize for Fiction, is a biennial award given by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) and Barbara Kingsolver to a U.S. citizen for a previously unpublished work of fiction that address issues of social justice. The prize was established by noted author Barbara Kingsolver, and is funded by her.[1] Winning authors receive a $25,000 award and a publishing contract, from which they receive royalties.[2]

Submissions are judged by a panel of authors whose work shows themes of social change. Authors who have served as judges include: Russell Banks, Martin Espada, Terry Karten, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barry Lopez, Toni Morrison, Ruth Ozeki, Grace Paley, and Anna Quindlen.

In May 2011, PEN American Center announced it would take over administration of the prize, which will be known as the PEN/Bellwether Prize.[3] The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN affiliates in over 145 PEN centres around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.[4]

Winners

Bellwether Prize winners[5]
Year Author Title Ref.
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". Kissing the Virgin's Mouth [6]
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2004 Script error: No such module "Sort". Correcting the Landscape [8]
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". Mudbound
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". Running the Rift
2012 Script error: No such module "Sort". Good Kings Bad Kings [9][10][11]
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". And West Is West [12][13][14][15]
2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". The Leavers [16][17][18]
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". At the Edge of the Haight [19][1][20]
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort". Moonrise Over New Jessup [21][22]
2023 Fabienne Josaphat Kingdom of No Tomorrow

See also

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References

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External links

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