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The Sojourn by Andrew Krivak
wins 2012 Chautauqua Prize
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce The Sojourn (Bellevue Literary Press) by Andrew Krivak as the first-ever winner of The Chautauqua Prize.
The Chautauqua Prize is a new national prize that celebrates a book of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and honors the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts.
"I feel honored to be part of this new tradition at Chautauqua Institution, and to be recognized by a place with such a long-standing commitment to art and literature in America," Krivak said.
As author of the winning book, Krivak receives $7,500 and all travel and expenses for a one-week summer residency at Chautauqua, a not-for-profit educational and cultural center in southwestern New York state. He will host a public reading and book signing on Aug. 6 on the Institution grounds.
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The Chautauqua Prize 2012 Shortlist
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Caleb's Crossing |
In The Garden |
Why Read |
All Cry Chaos |
We Are Taking Only What We Need |
The Chautauqua Prize 2013
Chautauqua Institution is the preeminent expression of lifelong learning in the United States. It is the home of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, founded in 1878 and believed to be the oldest continuous book club in the country. Drawing from its considerable literary legacy, Chautauqua Institution is pleased to invite submissions for its important new annual prize for a work of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction.
Awarded for the first time in the summer of 2012, The Chautauqua Prize is a national prize which celebrates a book that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and honors the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts. The author receives $7,500 and all travel and expenses for a one-week summer residency at Chautauqua Institution in western New York.
Eligible books for the 2013 prize will have been published in English in the United States within 2012. Nominations will be accepted beginning Sept. 4, 2012, from publishers, agents, authors, and readers. The deadline for nomination is December 31, 2012. Longlist finalists will be notified in February 2013, at which time authors will be asked to select their summer visit time to Chautauqua should they be awarded the prize. Shortlist finalists and the winner will be notified in April 2013. Chautauqua Institution will celebrate the winner in the summer of 2013, at a time selected by the winner and Chautauqua Institution.
Chautauqua’s commitment to the literary arts is immersed in its rich history. In addition to the 135-year-old Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua’s literary arts programming includes summer-long interaction of published and aspiring writers at the Chautauqua Writers’ Center, the intensive workshops of the nationally recognized Chautauqua Writers’ Festival, and lectures by prominent authors on the craft and art of writing.
The Chautauqua Prize is awarded through a two-tiered judging process that includes Chautauquans who are writers, publishers, critics, editors, librarians, booksellers, and literature and creative writing educators. Each nominated book is evaluated by three reviewers, with the final selection made by a three-member, independent, anonymous jury.
