Dayton Literary Peace Prize

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is an annual United States literary award "recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace" that was first awarded in 2006.[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 2011, the former "Lifetime Achievement Award" was renamed the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award with a $10,000 honorarium.

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] and 2009.[7]

The 2009 ceremony was held in Dayton, Ohio, on November 8, 2009,[7] at which married authors and journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.[8]

Recipients

2014 [9]

2013 [11]

2012 [13]

2011[15]

2010[16]

2009[17]

2008[18]

2007[20]

2006[26]

References

  1. 1 2 Dayton Literary Peace Prize - About the Award
  2. Studs Terkel to receive first Dayton literary prize
  3. 1 2 King biographer latest Literary Peace Prize honoree
  4. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Edwin C. Moses
  5. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Ceremony
  6. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2008 Winners
  7. 1 2 Dayton Literary Peace Prize - An International Award
  8. 1 2 Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2009 Finalists
  9. "2014 winners". Dayton Peace Prize. September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  10. Lisa Cornwell (August 17, 2014). "http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_26353256/writer-louise-erdrich-wins-ohio-peace-prize". TwinCities.com. Associated Press. Retrieved August 18, 2014. External link in |title= (help)
  11. Meredith Moss (September 24, 2013). "2013 Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners announced". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  12. "Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award 2013". Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  13. Julie Bosman (September 30, 2012). "Winners Named for Dayton Literary Peace Prize". New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 3012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  14. "Vietnam veteran, author Tim O’Brien wins Dayton Literary Peace Prize award". Washington Post. August 1, 2012.
  15. Dayton Literary Prize, By JULIE BOSMAN, New York Times, Sept 25, 2011.
  16. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2010 Winners
  17. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Press Release Announcing 2009 Winners
  18. Dayton Literary Peace Prize winners announced
  19. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Taylor Branch, 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
  20. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2007 Award Winners
  21. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Brad Kessler, 2007 Fiction Winner
  22. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Lisa Fugard, 2007 Fiction Runner-Up
  23. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Mark Kurlansky, 2007 Nonfiction Winner
  24. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, 2007 Nonfiction Runners-Up
  25. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Elie Wiesel, 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
  26. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - 2006 Award Winners
  27. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Francine Prose, 2006 Fiction Winner
  28. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Kevin Haworth, 2006 Fiction Runner-Up
  29. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Stephen Walker, 2006 Nonfiction Winner
  30. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Adam Hochschild, 2006 Nonfiction Runner-Up
  31. Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Studs Terkel, 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award

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