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Academy of American Poets Fellowship Established in 1946 to reward one American poet per year "for distinguished poetic achievement"; $20,000 stipend. | Charles Simic |
American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards in Literature Bestowed annually by the Academy to honor and encourage writers in their creative work; includes $7500 prize for each honoree. | Albert Guerard, and Bradford Morrow In fiction Edward Hirsch, Mary Ruefle, and Gjertrud Schnackenberg In poetry Annie Dillard, and Edward Snow In nonfiction |
American Book Awards Established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation, in recognition of the excellence and multicultural diversity of American writing, to reward outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre. | Jim Barnes For On Native Ground: Memoirs and Impressions Sandra Benitez For Bitter Grounds Allison Adelle Hedge Coke For Dog Road Woman Angela Y. Davis For Blues Legacies and Black Feminism Don DeLillo... |
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