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The '''Dayton Literary Peace Prize''', which was first awarded in 2006, "is the first and 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 in adult fiction and nonfiction books published at some point within the immediate past year that have led readers to a better understanding of other people, 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> The 2008 ceremony will be held in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday, September 28, 2008.<ref name="ThisYear"/> |
The '''Dayton Literary Peace Prize''', which was first awarded in 2006, "is the first and 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 in adult fiction and nonfiction books published at some point within the immediate past year that have led readers to a better understanding of other people, 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> The 2008 ceremony will be held in [[Dayton, Ohio]], on Sunday, September 28, 2008.<ref name="ThisYear"/> |
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== Past Recipients == |
== Past Recipients == |
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Revision as of 22:43, 19 July 2008
The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which was first awarded in 2006, "is the first and only annual U.S. literary award recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace."[1] Awards are given in adult fiction and nonfiction books published at some point within the immediate past year that have led readers to a better understanding of other people, 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] The 2008 ceremony will be held in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday, September 28, 2008.[3]
Past Recipients
| Year | Fiction Winner | Fiction Runner-Up | Non-Fiction Winner | Non-Fiction Runner(s)-Up | Lifetime Achievement Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006[4] | Francine Prose, A Changed Man[5] | Kevin Haworth, The Discontinuity of Small Things[6] | Stephen Walker, Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima[7] | Adam Hochschild, Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves[8] | Studs Terkel[9] |
| 2007[10] | Brad Kessler, Birds in Fall[11] | Lisa Fugard, Skinner's Drift[12] | Mark Kurlansky, Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea[13] | Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time[14] | Elie Wiesel[15] |
| 2008 | To Be Determined | To Be Determined | To Be Determined | To Be Determined | Taylor Branch[16] |
References
- ^ a b Dayton Literary Peace Prize - About the Award
- ^ Studs Terkel to receive first Dayton literary prize
- ^ a b King biographer latest Literary Peace Prize honoree
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2006 Award Winners
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Francine Prose, 2006 Fiction Winner
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Kevin Haworth, 2006 Fiction Runner-Up
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Stephen Walker, 2006 Nonfiction Winner
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Adam Hochschild, 2006 Nonfiction Runner-Up
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Studs Terkel, 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Award Winners
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Brad Kessler, 2007 Fiction Winner
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Lisa Fugard, 2007 Fiction Runner-Up
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Mark Kurlansky, 2007 Nonfiction Winner
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, 2007 Nonfiction Runners-Up
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Elie Wiesel, 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
- ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Taylor Branch, 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award