Plimpton Prize

The Plimpton Prize is an annual award of $10,000 given by The Paris Review to a previously unpublished or emerging author who has written a work of fiction that was recently published in its publication. ^[1]

The award was named in honor of longtime editor of The Paris Review, George Plimpton, who died in 2003. The Plimpton Prize is funded by Sarah Plimpton, his widow, and Terry McDonell, president of the Paris Review Board of Directors.

Winners of the Plimpton Prize

• 1993: Macia Guthridge, for Bones^[2]
• 1994: Vikram Chandra, for Dharma"^[2]
• 1995: Lise Goett, for Three Poems^[2]
• 1996: Elizabeth Gilbert, for The Famous Torn and Restored Lit Cigarette Trick^[2]
• 1997: Martin McDonagh, for The Cripple of Inishmaan^[2]
• 1998: Julie Orringer, for When She Is Old and I Am Famous^[2]
• 1999: Daniel Libman, for In the Belly of the Cat^[2]
• 2000: Karl Iagnemma, for On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction^[2]
• 2001: John Barlow, for Eating Mammals^[2]
• 2002: Wells Tower, for The Brown Coast^[2]
• 2003: Yiyun Li, for Immortality^[2]
• 2004: Malinda McCollum, for The Fifth Wall^[2]
• 2007: Benjamin Percy, for Refresh, Refresh^[2]
• 2008: Jesse Ball, for The Early Deaths of Lubeck, Brennan, Harp, and Carr^[2]
• 2009: Alistair Morgan, for Departure^[2]
• 2010: Caitlin Horrocks, for At the Zoo^[2]
• 2011: April Ayers Lawson, for Virgin^[2]
• 2012: Amie Barrodale, for William Wei^[2]
• 2013: Ottessa Moshfegh, for Disgust and Bettering Myself^[2]
• 2014: Emma Cline, for Marion^[2][3]
• 2015: Atticus Lish, for Preparation for the Next Life^[2]

References

1. "The Plimpton Prize". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
2. "About the Paris Review". The Paris Review. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
3. Boris Kachka. "13 Things to Know About Emma Cline and Her $2 Million Manson-Family Novel". "Vulture". Retrieved April 5, 2016.