The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize is a
literary award presented annually for the "best book-length work of prose fiction" by an American woman.
The award has been given by the
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to s ...
Institute for Gender and Women's Studies and the Department of English at the
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants Undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Doctorate, do ...
since 1975.
Each winner is awarded $7,500.
The prize is named for a 30-year-old editor killed in an auto accident. Family, friends, and associates in the publishing industry endowed the prize as a memorial to Kafka and "the literary standards and personal ideals for which she stood".
Winners
See also
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List of literary awards honoring women
This list of media awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring women.
The list includes general, literary and music awards for women.
It excludes List of awards for actresses, awards for actresses, including List o ...
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List of American literary awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards.
International awards
All nationalities & multiple languages eligible (in chronological order)
* Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 ...
Notes
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.rochester.edu/college/wst/kafka_prize/index.html
American literary awards
University of Rochester
Literary awards honoring women
Awards established in 1975
Women's studies