Dana Award
The Dana Award is a literary award presented in short fiction, poetry and the novel.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It was founded in 1996 by literature professor and poet Mary Elizabeth Parker with the financial backing of Michael Dana.[8] The competition is currently based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The judges for the competition include Scottish novelist Margot Livesey.
Notable recipients include Michael Pritchett, Danielle Trussoni, Tina Chang, Paul Graham and Stephen Lovely.
Past winners
Novel
- 1996 - Ellen B. Coggeshall
- 1997 - Jennifer Natalya Fink
- 1998 - Owen Goodwyne
- 1999 - Joette Hayashigawa
- 2000 - Michael Pritchett
- 2001 - Danielle Trussoni
- 2002 - B. K. Loren
- 2003 - Tatjana Soli
- 2004 - Stephen Lovely
- 2005 - Paul Graham (novelist)
- 2006 - Harvey Grossinger
- 2007 - Thad Nodine
- 2008 - Rebecca Berg
- 2009 - Tippets Jensen
Short fiction
- 1999 - Jacob M. Appel
- 2000 - Robert C. Goodwin
- 2001 - Laren Stover
- 2002 - Morgan McDermott
- 2003 - Alma Garcia
- 2004 - Glori Simmons
- 2005 - Catherine Gentile
- 2006 - Paula W. Peterson
- 2007 - Deanne Lundin
- 2008 - Patricia Brieschke
Poetry
- 1996 - Tina Chang
- 1997 - Sandra Stone
- 1999 - Catherine M. Stearns
- 2000 - K.E. Allen
- 2001 - Ronald G. Wardall
- 2002 - Laura Gray-Street
- 2003 - Simeon Berry
- 2004 - Evan Oakley
- 2005 - Sam Witt
- 2006 - Camille Dungy
- 2007 - Sandra Stone
- 2008 - Allen Braden
See also
Notes
- ^ Poets & Writers, September/October 1997
- ^ Greensboro News & Record Oct 1, 2000
- ^ Greensboro News & Record Sept 24, 2000
- ^ Greensboro News & Record Oct 27, 2002
- ^ Greensboro News & Record Oct 24, 1999
- ^ Sabo, Elma. Literary Notes, News & Record (Greensboro, NC), October 30, 2005
- ^ Writers Notebook, Winston-Salem Journal, Oct. 26, 2003
- ^ Poets & Writers, September/October 2000