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The '''Dayton Literary Peace Prize''', which was first awarded in 2006, "is the only annual U.S. literary award recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace."<ref name="Description">[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/award.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - About the Award]</ref> Awards are given for adult fiction and non-fiction books published at some point within the immediate past year that have led readers to a better understanding of other peoples, cultures, religions, and political views, with the winner in each category receiving a cash prize of $10,000.<ref name="Description"/> The award is an offshoot of the Dayton Peace Prize, which grew out of the 1995 [[Dayton Agreement|peace accords]] ending the [[Bosnian War]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-07-19-terkel_x.htm Studs Terkel to receive first Dayton literary prize]</ref> In 2008, [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], biographer [[Taylor Branch]] joined [[Studs Terkel]] and [[Elie Wiesel]] as a recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's Lifetime Achievement Award,<ref name="ThisYear">[http://www.daytondailynews.com/l/content/oh/story/living/2008/05/16/ddn051808lifepeaceprize.html King biographer latest Literary Peace Prize honoree]</ref> which was presented to him by special guest [[Edwin C. Moses]].<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2008-ecm.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Edwin C. Moses]</ref> The 2008 ceremony was held in [[Dayton, Ohio]], on September 28, 2008.<ref name="ThisYear"/> [[Nick Clooney]], who hosted the ceremony in 2007,<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2007-ceremony.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Ceremony]</ref> again served as the evening's host in 2008.<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2008-winners-press_release.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2008 Winners]</ref> The 2009 ceremony will be held in Dayton, Ohio, on November 8, 2009.<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org Dayton Literary Peace Prize - An International Award</ref>
The '''Dayton Literary Peace Prize''', which was first awarded in 2006, "is the only annual U.S. literary award recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace."<ref name="Description">[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/award.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - About the Award]</ref> Awards are given for adult fiction and non-fiction books published at some point within the immediate past year that have led readers to a better understanding of other peoples, cultures, religions, and political views, with the winner in each category receiving a cash prize of $10,000.<ref name="Description"/> The award is an offshoot of the Dayton Peace Prize, which grew out of the 1995 [[Dayton Agreement|peace accords]] ending the [[Bosnian War]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-07-19-terkel_x.htm Studs Terkel to receive first Dayton literary prize]</ref> In 2008, [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], biographer [[Taylor Branch]] joined [[Studs Terkel]] and [[Elie Wiesel]] as a recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's Lifetime Achievement Award,<ref name="ThisYear">[http://www.daytondailynews.com/l/content/oh/story/living/2008/05/16/ddn051808lifepeaceprize.html King biographer latest Literary Peace Prize honoree]</ref> which was presented to him by special guest [[Edwin C. Moses]].<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2008-ecm.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Edwin C. Moses]</ref> The 2008 ceremony was held in [[Dayton, Ohio]], on September 28, 2008.<ref name="ThisYear"/> [[Nick Clooney]], who hosted the ceremony in 2007,<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2007-ceremony.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Ceremony]</ref> again served as the evening's host in 2008.<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2008-winners-press_release.htm Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2008 Winners]</ref> The 2009 ceremony will be held in Dayton, Ohio, on November 8, 2009.<ref>[http://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org Dayton Literary Peace Prize - An International Award]</ref>


== Past Recipients ==
== Past Recipients ==

Revision as of 19:50, 15 September 2009

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which was first awarded in 2006, "is the only annual U.S. literary award recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace."[1] Awards are given for adult fiction and non-fiction books published at some point within the immediate past year that have led readers to a better understanding of other peoples, cultures, religions, and political views, with the winner in each category receiving a cash prize of $10,000.[1] The award is an offshoot of the Dayton Peace Prize, which grew out of the 1995 peace accords ending the Bosnian War.[2] In 2008, Martin Luther King, Jr., biographer Taylor Branch joined Studs Terkel and Elie Wiesel as a recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's Lifetime Achievement Award,[3] which was presented to him by special guest Edwin C. Moses.[4] The 2008 ceremony was held in Dayton, Ohio, on September 28, 2008.[3] Nick Clooney, who hosted the ceremony in 2007,[5] again served as the evening's host in 2008.[6] The 2009 ceremony will be held in Dayton, Ohio, on November 8, 2009.[7]

Past Recipients

Year Fiction Winner Fiction Runner-Up Non-Fiction Winner Non-Fiction Runner(s)-Up Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
2006[8] Francine Prose, A Changed Man[9] Kevin Haworth, The Discontinuity of Small Things[10] Stephen Walker, Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima[11] Adam Hochschild, Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves[12] Studs Terkel[13]
2007[14] Brad Kessler, Birds in Fall[15] Lisa Fugard, Skinner's Drift[16] Mark Kurlansky, Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea[17] Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time[18] Elie Wiesel[19]
2008 Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao[20] Daniel Alarcón, Lost City Radio[20] Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying[20] Cullen Murphy, Are We Rome? Taylor Branch[21]

References

  1. ^ a b Dayton Literary Peace Prize - About the Award
  2. ^ Studs Terkel to receive first Dayton literary prize
  3. ^ a b King biographer latest Literary Peace Prize honoree
  4. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Edwin C. Moses
  5. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Ceremony
  6. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2008 Winners
  7. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - An International Award
  8. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2006 Award Winners
  9. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Francine Prose, 2006 Fiction Winner
  10. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Kevin Haworth, 2006 Fiction Runner-Up
  11. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Stephen Walker, 2006 Nonfiction Winner
  12. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Adam Hochschild, 2006 Nonfiction Runner-Up
  13. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Studs Terkel, 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award
  14. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Award Winners
  15. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Brad Kessler, 2007 Fiction Winner
  16. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Lisa Fugard, 2007 Fiction Runner-Up
  17. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Mark Kurlansky, 2007 Nonfiction Winner
  18. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, 2007 Nonfiction Runners-Up
  19. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Elie Wiesel, 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
  20. ^ a b c Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners announced
  21. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Taylor Branch, 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
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