Congratulations to Faculty Member Laura van den Berg

The American Academy of Arts and Letters has awarded Laura van den Berg the Mildred & Harold Strauss Livings Literature Prize. $200,000 is given as income over two years in recognition of literary excellence and to provide freedom to devote time exclusively to writing.

The literature prizes, totaling $600,000, honor both established and emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry. The Academy’s 300 members propose candidates, and a rotating committee of writers selects winners. This year’s award committee members were Amy Hempel (chair), Edwidge Danticat, Louise Glück, John Guare, Edward Hirsch, and Joy Williams.

Read more about this year’s prizes at this link: https://artsandletters.org/pressrelease/2021-literature-award-winners/