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A Reading by the 2022 Whiting Award Winners

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Thursday, 6:30 pm EDT - 7:30 pm EDT April 7, 2022

The Center for Fiction*

RSVPs are optional and do not guarantee entry. Guests will be seated as they arrive.

Since 1985, the Whiting Awards have been given annually to ten of the most promising emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Hear the 2022 winners read from their work the day after they’re announced at an evening hosted by Mitchell S. Jackson! Drinks and light refreshments will be served.


*Proof of vaccination is required to attend this in-person event. Mask wearing is also required throughout the building. Accepted vaccination proofs include:

  • CDC vaccination card (or an image of it)
  • Excelsior Pass or Excelsior Pass Plus (or a printout of it)
  • A record of vaccination from the healthcare provider who administered your vaccine

Anyone 5 and older is required to show proof of two vaccine doses or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Anyone 18 and older must also present a government issued photo ID.

If you remain unvaccinated because of a disability or sincerely held religious belief, please contact us at [email protected] for assistance or to request a reasonable accommodation.

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