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Norman Mailer Prize
The Norman Mailer Prize or Mailer Prize is an American literary award established in 2009 by The Norman Mailer Center and The Norman Mailer Writers Colony to celebrate writers and their works. Norman Mailer was a 20th-century American author. Prizes were given in the years 2009–2015. Honorees 2009 *Lifetime Achievement: Toni Morrison *Distinguished Journalism: David Halberstam 2010 *Lifetime Achievement: Orhan Pamuk *Lifetime Achievement in Magazine Publishing: Jann Wenner *Distinguished Journalism and Humanitarianism: Ruth Gruber 2011 *Lifetime Achievement: Elie Wiesel *Distinguished Writing: Arundhati Roy *Distinguished Journalism: Gay Talese *Biography: Keith Richards, ''Life'' 2012 *Lifetime Achievement: Joyce Carol Oates *Distinguished Publishing: Barnet Lee Rosset, Jr. *Biography: Robert A. Caro 2013 *Lifetime Achievement: Maya Angelou *Distinguished Writing: Junot Diaz *Distinguished Journalism: Michael Hastings 2014 *Lifetime Achievement: Don DeLillo *Distinguishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( Spanish), the Camões Prize ( Portuguese) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |