The John Dos Passos Prize is an annual
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
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given to American writers.
The Prize was founded at
Longwood University
Longwood University is a public university in Farmville, Virginia. Founded in 1839, it is the third-oldest public university in Virginia and one of the hundred oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. Previously a college, Lo ...
in 1980 and is meant to honor
John Dos Passos by recognizing other writers in his name.
The prize is administered by a committee from the Department of English and Modern Languages; the chair of the committee also serves as the chair of the prize jury. Other members on the committee include the immediate past recipient and a distinguished critic, editor, or scholar.
Recipients of the prize receive $5,000 and a bronze medal engraved with their name.
Recipients
References
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External links
Dos Passos Prize official website
American fiction awards
Awards established in 1980
1980 establishments in Virginia
Longwood University