Whiting Awards

American awards presented annually to emerging writers in the categories drama, novel, poetry and non-fiction (1985-)
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Whiting Awards

Summary

Whiting Awards is a literary award[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of literary_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whiting Awards won the Linda Gregg[3].
  • Whiting Awards won the Wright Morris[4].
  • Whiting Awards won the Howard Norman[5].
  • Whiting Awards won the Jorie Graham[6].
  • Whiting Awards won the Stuart Dybek[7].
  • Whiting Awards won the Raymond Abbott[8].
  • Whiting Awards is in the country of United States[9].
  • Whiting Awards's instance of is recorded as literary award[10].
  • Whiting Awards's instance of is recorded as group of awards[11].
  • Whiting Awards's instance of is recorded as early career award[12].
  • Whiting Awards's instance of is recorded as poetry award[13].
  • Whiting Awards's Commons category is recorded as Whiting Awards[14].
  • Whiting Awards's has part is recorded as Whiting Award (Drama)[15].
  • Whiting Awards's has part is recorded as Whiting Award (Poetry)[16].
  • Whiting Awards's has part is recorded as Whiting Award (Fiction)[17].
  • Whiting Awards's has part is recorded as Whiting Award (Non-fiction)[18].
  • +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Whiting Awards[19].
  • +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Whiting Awards[20].
  • Whiting Awards's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pqx6[21].
  • Whiting Awards's official website is recorded as http://www.whiting.org/awards/[22].
  • Whiting Awards's conferred by is recorded as Whiting Foundation[23].
  • Whiting Awards's prize money is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+50000'}[24].
  • Whiting Awards's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Whiting Award winners[25].

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Recognition

Wins include Linda Gregg[3], a poet[26], 1942–2019[27], of United States[28], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[29], specialised in poetry[30]; Wright Morris[4], a photographer[31], 1910–1998[32], of United States[33], awarded the National Book Award for Fiction[34]; Howard Norman[5], a writer[35], b. 1949[36], of United States[37], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[38]; Jorie Graham[6], a poet[39], b. 1950[40], of United States[41], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[42]; Stuart Dybek[7], a novelist[43], b. 1942[44], of United States[45], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[46]; and Raymond Abbott[8], a novelist[47], b. 1942[48], of United States[49], awarded the Whiting Award (Fiction)[50].

Why It Matters

Whiting Awards ranks in the top 10% of literary_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Whiting Awards receive?

Honors received include Linda Gregg[3], Wright Morris[4], Howard Norman[5], and Jorie Graham[6].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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