Graham, Nguyen Among Nominees for 2020 Neustadt Prize
Yesterday, the finalists for the 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature were announced. The award carries a cash prize of $50,000 and is considered by many to be the "American Nobel." From the Neustadt announcement:
World Literature Today, the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, has announced finalists for the 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. This prestigious prize recognizes significant contributions to world literature and has a history as a lead-up to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The nominees (with representative texts noted) for the 2020 Neustadt Prize, which carries a $50,000 cash award, are as follows:
- Emmanuel Carrère (France), The Adversary
- Jorie Graham (United States), Fast
- Jessica Hagedorn (Philippines / United States), Dogeaters
- Eduardo Halfón (Guatemala), Mourning
- Ismail Kadare (Albania), Broken April
- Sahar Khalifeh (Palestine), Wild Thorns
- Abdellatif Laâbi (Morocco), Beyond the Barbed Wire
- Lee Maracle (Canada), Celia’s Song
- Hoa Nguyen (Vietnam / United States), Red Juice
Nine Neustadt jurors, all creative writers, chose the finalists, and they will meet to choose the winner at the 2019 Neustadt Lit Fest, scheduled for Oct. 15-17, hosted by World Literature Today and the University of Oklahoma. The winner will be announced on Oct. 16.
Discover more about the prize and the award ceremony here.