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Whiting Prizes Go to Digital and Print Magazines

Originally Published: July 22, 2019

The second-annual Whiting Literary Magazines Prizes were announced on Friday by the Whiting Foundation! Lit Hub has the awardees, which include one of our faves, AAWW's The Margins! "This year, the number of awards was increased from three to five, with two new grants given to small magazines with an eye towards 'development.'" The full list:

The 2019 winners for print are:

The Common (Amherst, MA)
Print Prize Winner ($150,000-$500,000 budget)
Total prize: $60,000

American Short Fiction (Austin, TX)
Print Prize Winner (under $150,000 budget)
Total prize: $30,000

Black Warrior Review (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Print Development Grantee
Total prize: $15,000

The 2019 digital winners are:

The Margins, A Publication of Asian American Writers’ Workshop (New York, NY)
Digital Prize Winner
Total prize: $30,000

The Offing (Seattle, WA)
Digital Development Grantee
Total prize: $9,000

Congratulations to all!