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2025 Prize Recipients

Tongo Eisen-Martin

Poetry

Tongo Eisen-Martin

United States
Anthony V. Capildeo

Poetry

Anthony V. Capildeo

Trinidad and Tobago/Scotland
Sigrid Nunez

Fiction

Sigrid Nunez

United States
Roy Williams

Drama

Roy Williams

United Kingdom
Patricia J. Williams

Nonfiction

Patricia J. Williams

United States
Rana Dasgupta

Nonfiction

Rana Dasgupta

United Kingdom
Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini

Drama

Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini

United Kingdom
Anne Enright

Fiction

Anne Enright

Ireland

2024 Prize Recipients

Christina Sharpe

Nonfiction

Christina Sharpe

Canada/United States
Christopher Chen

Drama

Christopher Chen

United States
Deirdre Madden

Fiction

Deirdre Madden

Ireland
Hanif Abdurraqib

Nonfiction

Hanif Abdurraqib

United States
Jen Hadfield

Poetry

Jen Hadfield

Canada/United Kingdom
Kathryn Scanlan

Fiction

Kathryn Scanlan

United States
m. nourbeSe philip

Poetry

m. nourbeSe philip

Canada/Trinidad and Tobago
Sonya Kelly

Drama

Sonya Kelly

Ireland

2023 Prize Recipients

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Poetry

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

United States
Darran Anderson

Nonfiction

Darran Anderson

Ireland/United Kingdom
dg nanouk okpik

Poetry

dg nanouk okpik

Iñupiaq/Inuit
Dominique Morisseau

Drama

Dominique Morisseau

United States
Jasmine Lee-Jones

Drama

Jasmine Lee-Jones

United Kingdom
Ling Ma

Fiction

Ling Ma

United States
Percival Everett

Fiction

Percival Everett

United States
Susan Williams

Nonfiction

Susan Williams

United Kingdom

2022 Prize Recipients

Sharon Bridgforth

Drama

Sharon Bridgforth

United States
Winsome Pinnock

Drama

Winsome Pinnock

United Kingdom
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

Fiction

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

Zimbabwe
Margo Jefferson

Nonfiction

Margo Jefferson

United States
Emmanuel Iduma

Nonfiction

Emmanuel Iduma

Nigeria
Zaffar Kunial

Poetry

Zaffar Kunial

United Kingdom
Wong May

Poetry

Wong May

Ireland/Singapore/China
Tsitsi Dangarembga

Fiction

Tsitsi Dangarembga

Zimbabwe

2021 Prize Recipients

Nathan Alan Davis

Drama

Nathan Alan Davis

United States
Michael R. Jackson

Drama

Michael R. Jackson

United States
Dionne Brand

Fiction

Dionne Brand

Canada/Trinidad and Tobago
Renee Gladman

Fiction

Renee Gladman

United States
Kate Briggs

Nonfiction

Kate Briggs

United Kingdom/Netherlands
Vivian Gornick

Nonfiction

Vivian Gornick

United States
Canisia Lubrin

Poetry

Canisia Lubrin

Canada/Saint Lucia
Natalie Scenters-Zapico

Poetry

Natalie Scenters-Zapico

United States

2020 Prize Recipients

Maria Tumarkin

Nonfiction

Maria Tumarkin

Australia
Aleshea Harris

Drama

Aleshea Harris

United States
Yiyun Li

Fiction

Yiyun Li

United States
Bhanu Kapil

Poetry

Bhanu Kapil

United Kingdom/United States
Namwali Serpell

Fiction

Namwali Serpell

Zambia/United States
Anne Boyer

Nonfiction

Anne Boyer

United States
Jonah Mixon-Webster

Poetry

Jonah Mixon-Webster

United States
Julia Cho

Drama

Julia Cho

United States

2019 Prize Recipients

Danielle McLaughlin

Fiction

Danielle McLaughlin

Ireland
Kwame Dawes

Poetry

Kwame Dawes

United States/Jamaica/Ghana
Patricia Cornelius

Drama

Patricia Cornelius

Australia
Raghu Karnad

Nonfiction

Raghu Karnad

India
David Chariandy

Fiction

David Chariandy

Canada
Young Jean Lee

Drama

Young Jean Lee

United States
Ishion Hutchinson

Poetry

Ishion Hutchinson

Jamaica
Rebecca Solnit

Nonfiction

Rebecca Solnit

United States

2018 Prize Recipients

Suzan-Lori Parks

Drama

Suzan-Lori Parks

United States
Sarah Bakewell

Nonfiction

Sarah Bakewell

United Kingdom
Olivia Laing

Nonfiction

Olivia Laing

United Kingdom
Lucas Hnath

Drama

Lucas Hnath

United States
Lorna Goodison

Poetry

Lorna Goodison

Jamaica/Canada
John Keene

Fiction

John Keene

United States
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Fiction

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Uganda/United Kingdom
Cathy Park Hong

Poetry

Cathy Park Hong

United States

2017 Prize Recipients

Maya Jasanoff

Nonfiction

Maya Jasanoff

United States
Marina Carr

Drama

Marina Carr

Ireland
Ike Holter

Drama

Ike Holter

United States
Ashleigh Young

Nonfiction

Ashleigh Young

New Zealand
Carolyn Forché

Poetry

Carolyn Forché

United States
Ali Cobby Eckermann

Poetry

Ali Cobby Eckermann

Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal Australian
Erna Brodber

Fiction

Erna Brodber

Jamaica
André Alexis

Fiction

André Alexis

Canada/Trinidad & Tobago

2016 Prize Recipients

Helen Garner

Nonfiction

Helen Garner

Australia
Stanley Crouch

Nonfiction

Stanley Crouch

United States
Hilton Als

Nonfiction

Hilton Als

United States
Jerry Pinto

Fiction

Jerry Pinto

India
C. E. Morgan

Fiction

C. E. Morgan

United States
Tessa Hadley

Fiction

Tessa Hadley

United Kingdom
Abbie Spallen

Drama

Abbie Spallen

Ireland
Hannah Moscovitch

Drama

Hannah Moscovitch

Canada
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Drama

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

United States

2015 Prize Recipients

Edmund de Waal

Nonfiction

Edmund de Waal

United Kingdom
Debbie Tucker Green

Drama

Debbie Tucker Green

United Kingdom
Helen Edmundson

Drama

Helen Edmundson

United Kingdom
Jackie Sibblies Drury

Drama

Jackie Sibblies Drury

United States
Ivan Vladislavić

Fiction

Ivan Vladislavić

South Africa
Helon Habila

Fiction

Helon Habila

Nigeria
Teju Cole

Fiction

Teju Cole

Nigeria/United States
John Jeremiah Sullivan

Nonfiction

John Jeremiah Sullivan

United States
Geoff Dyer

Nonfiction

Geoff Dyer

United Kingdom

2014 Prize Recipients

Kia Corthron

Drama

Kia Corthron

United States
Sam Holcroft

Drama

Sam Holcroft

United Kingdom
Noëlle Janaczewska

Drama

Noëlle Janaczewska

Australia
John Vaillant

Nonfiction

John Vaillant

Canada/United States
Pankaj Mishra

Nonfiction

Pankaj Mishra

India
Aminatta Forna

Fiction

Aminatta Forna

Sierra Leone/United Kingdom
Jim Crace

Fiction

Jim Crace

United Kingdom
Nadeem Aslam

Fiction

Nadeem Aslam

Pakistan/United Kingdom

2013 Prize Recipients

Tom McCarthy

Fiction

Tom McCarthy

United Kingdom
James Salter

Fiction

James Salter

United States
Stephen Adly Guirgis

Drama

Stephen Adly Guirgis

United States
Tarell Alvin McCraney

Drama

Tarell Alvin McCraney

United States
Naomi Wallace

Drama

Naomi Wallace

United States
Adina Hoffman

Nonfiction

Adina Hoffman

United States
Jonny Steinberg

Nonfiction

Jonny Steinberg

South Africa
Zoë Wicomb

Fiction

Zoë Wicomb

South Africa
Jeremy Scahill

Nonfiction

Jeremy Scahill

United States