Whiting Awards

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985. Template:As of, winners receive US$50,000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The nominees are chosen through a juried process, and the final winners are selected by a committee of writers, scholars, and editors, selected each year by the Foundation. Writers cannot apply for the prize themselves, and the Foundation does not accept unsolicited nominations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Recipients

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1985	Fiction	Template:Sortname
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1986	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1987	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1988	Fiction	Template:Sortname
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1989	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1990	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1991	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1992	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1993	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1994	Fiction	Template:Sortname
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1995	Fiction	Template:Sortname
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1996	Fiction	Template:Sortname
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1997	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1998	Drama	Template:Sortname
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1999	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2000	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2001	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2002	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2003	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2004	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2005	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2006	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2007	Drama	Template:Sortname
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2008	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2009	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2010	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2011	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2012	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2013	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2014	No Award Presented
2015	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2016	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2017	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2018	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2019	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2020	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2021	Drama	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2022	Fiction	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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2023	Drama	Mia Chung	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Fiction	Marcia Douglas
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	Non-fiction	Linda Kinstler
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	Poetry	Tommye Blount
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2025	Fiction	Template:Sortname	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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External links

• Current Winners
• Award Recipients from 2015-1985