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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."[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.[4]

Past Recipients

Year Fiction Winner Fiction Runner-Up Non-Fiction Winner Non-Fiction Runner(s)-Up Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
2006[7] Francine Prose, A Changed Man[8] Kevin Haworth, The Discontinuity of Small Things[9] Stephen Walker, Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima[10] Adam Hochschild, Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves[11] Studs Terkel[12]
2007[13] Brad Kessler, Birds in Fall[14] Lisa Fugard, Skinner's Drift[15] Mark Kurlansky, Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons From the History of a Dangerous Idea[16] Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time[17] Elie Wiesel[18]
2008 Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao[19] Daniel Alarcón, Lost City Radio[19] Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying[19] Cullen Murphy, Are We Rome? Taylor Branch[20]

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. ^ a b Dayton Literary Peace Prize - An International Award
  5. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Ceremony
  6. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2008 Winners
  7. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2006 Award Winners
  8. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Francine Prose, 2006 Fiction Winner
  9. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Kevin Haworth, 2006 Fiction Runner-Up
  10. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Stephen Walker, 2006 Nonfiction Winner
  11. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Adam Hochschild, 2006 Nonfiction Runner-Up
  12. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Studs Terkel, 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award
  13. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Award Winners
  14. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Brad Kessler, 2007 Fiction Winner
  15. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Lisa Fugard, 2007 Fiction Runner-Up
  16. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Mark Kurlansky, 2007 Nonfiction Winner
  17. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, 2007 Nonfiction Runners-Up
  18. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Elie Wiesel, 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
  19. ^ a b c Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners announced
  20. ^ Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Taylor Branch, 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
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