The Christopher Doheny Award
This award will recognize excellence in fiction or nonfiction on the topic of serious illness. It is supported by Audible, Inc. in honor of longtime employee, Chris Doheny. READ MORE
The Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize
The Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize is awarded to the best debut novel of the year. The winner of the 2012 Flaherty-Dunnan Fist Novel Prize is Ben Fountain. READ MORE
Maxwell E. Perkins Award
This Award honors an editor, publisher, or agent who over the course of their career has discovered, nutured, and championed writers of fiction. The recipient of the 2012 Perkins Award is Deborah Treisman. READ MORE
Roger Shattuck Prize for Criticism
The annual Roger Shattuck Prize for Criticism is devoted to the support and encouragement of emerging critics. READ MORE
Our Annual Awards Dinner and Benefit
We are pleased to announce that The Center's Annual Benefit and Awards Dinner will be held at The Union League Club on December 11, 2013. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information.
At the 2012 Annual Awards Dinner and Benefit The New Yorker’s Fiction Editor, Deborah Treisman, received the Maxwell E. Perkins Award, and Ben Fountain received the 2012 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize for his novel Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.
New Books from Past First Novel Prize Shortlisted Authors
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander |
What It Is Like to Go to War Karl Marlantes |
Love and Shame and Love Peter Orner |
The Newlyweds Nell Freudenberger |
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ABOUT OUR AWARDS
We present four awards throughout the year to recognize excellence in fiction: The Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, The Clifton Fadiman Medal, The Maxwell E. Perkins Award, and The Roger Shattuck Prize for Criticism.
The Flaherty-Dunnan, and Perkins Award are presented at our Annual Benefit and Awards Dinner. The Shattuck Prize and Fadiman Medal are presented at special events.
