Photograph of Renny Gong by riel Sturchio; photograph of Bud Smith by Jonathan Aprea.

We are thrilled to announce that Renny Gong will receive this year’s George Plimpton Prize and that Bud Smith will receive the Susannah Hunnewell Prize. The awards will be presented at our annual Spring Revel on April 14 in New York, MCed by John Early and Wallace Shawn. We’ll also be honoring Edward P. Jones with the Hadada, our award for lifetime achievement in literature.

The George Plimpton Prize, awarded annually since 1993, honors our founding editor’s commitment to championing new talent by recognizing an emerging fiction writer of exceptional merit published in the magazine during the preceding year. Previous recipients include Amie Barrodale, Emma Cline, Isabella Hammad, Yiyun Li, Ottessa Moshfegh, and David Szalay. Read More

Photograph of Elijah Bailey courtesy of the author; photograph of Julien Columeau by Valentina Kim; photograph of Sana R. Chaudhry by Virginia Hobbs.

We are delighted to announce that Elijah Bailey will receive this year’s George Plimpton Prize and that Julien Columeau and Sana R. Chaudhry will receive the Susannah Hunnewell Prize. The prizes will be presented at our annual Spring Revel on April 1 in New York, cochaired by Laurie and Oskar Eustis and MCed by Lena Dunham. We’ll also be honoring Anne Carson with the Hadada, our award for lifetime achievement in literature, which will be presented by Ben Whishaw. Prizewinners are selected by the editorial committee of the Review’s board of directors.

The George Plimpton Prize, awarded annually since 1993, honors our founding editor’s commitment to championing new talent by recognizing an emerging writer of exceptional merit published in the magazine during the preceding year. Previous recipients include Jesse Ball, Amie Barrodale, Emma Cline, Isabella Hammad, Yiyun Li, and Ottessa Moshfegh.
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