Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award
The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award is an award given annually to women writers of exceptional talent, with an emphasis on those at early stages of their careers. Established in 1995 by American author Rona Jaffe, the Foundation offers grants to writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to emerging female writers.[1]
Recipients of the award are selected through nominations only. Past recipients include Aryn Kyle, Emily Rapp, and ZZ Packer.[2]
Winners
Year | Winner | Genre |
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2014 | Olivia Clare | Fiction |
2014 | Karen Hays | Nonfiction |
2014 | Danielle Jones-Pruett | Poetry |
2014 | T. L. Khleif | Fiction |
2014 | Mara Naselli | Nonfiction |
2014 | Solmaz Sharif | Poetry [3] |
2013 | Tiffany Briere | Fiction; Nonfiction |
2013 | Ashlee Crews | Fiction |
2013 | Kristin Dombek | Nonfiction |
2013 | Margaree Little | Poetry |
2013 | Kirstin Valdez Quade | Fiction |
2013 | Jill Sisson Quinn | Nonfiction |
2012 | Julia Elliott | Fiction |
2012 | Christina Nichol | Fiction |
2012 | Lauren Goodwin Slaughter | Poetry |
2012 | Rachel Swearingen | Fiction |
2012 | Kim Tingley | Nonfiction |
2012 | Inara Verzemnieks | Nonfiction |
2011 | Melanie Drane | Poetry |
2011 | Apricot Irving | Nonfiction |
2011 | Fowzia Karimi | Fiction |
2011 | Namwali Serpell | Fiction |
2011 | Merritt Tierce | Fiction |
2011 | JoAnn Wypijewski | Nonfiction |
2010 | Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams | Nonfiction |
2010 | Rachel Aviv | Nonfiction |
2010 | Sara Elizabeth Johnson | Poetry |
2010 | Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich | Nonfiction |
2010 | Laura Newbern | Poetry |
2010 | Tiphanie Yanique | Fiction |
2009 | Krista Bremer | Nonfiction |
2009 | Vievee Francis | Poetry |
2009 | Janice N. Harrington | Poetry |
2009 | Lori Ostlund | Fiction |
2009 | Helen Phillips | Fiction |
2009 | Heidy Steidlmayer | Poetry |
2008 | Jennifer Culkin | Nonfiction |
2008 | Joanne Dominique Dwyer | Poetry |
2008 | Amy Leach | Nonfiction |
2008 | Jolie Lewis | Fiction |
2008 | Hasanthika Sirisena | Fiction |
2008 | Therese Stanton | Fiction |
2007 | Elif Batuman | Nonfiction; Fiction |
2007 | Sarah Braunstein | Fiction |
2007 | Robin Ekiss | Poetry |
2007 | Alma García | Fiction |
2007 | Jennifer Grotz | Poetry |
2007 | Holly Goddard Jones | Fiction |
2006 | Rivka Galchen | Fiction |
2006 | Ellen Litman | Fiction |
2006 | Melissa Range | Poetry |
2006 | Emily Rapp | Fiction; Nonfiction |
2006 | Rita Mae Reese | Fiction; Poetry |
2006 | Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts | Nonfiction |
2005 | Nan Cohen | Poetry |
2005 | Averill Curdy | Poetry |
2005 | Rebecca Curtis | Fiction |
2005 | Frances Hwang | Fiction |
2005 | Aryn Kyle | Fiction |
2005 | Asali Solomon | Fiction |
2004 | Carin Clevidence | Fiction |
2004 | Ann Harleman | Fiction |
2004 | Dana Levin | Poetry |
2004 | Michele Morano | Nonfiction |
2004 | Tracy K. Smith | Poetry |
2004 | Sharan Strange | Poetry |
2003 | Kathleen Graber | Poetry |
2003 | Joanna Klink | Poetry |
2003 | Allison McKittrick | Fiction |
2003 | Katharine Noel | Fiction |
2003 | Olette Trouvé | Fiction |
2003 | Julia Whitty | Nonfiction; Fiction |
2002 | Eula Biss | Nonfiction; Poetry |
2002 | Adrian Blevins | Poetry |
2002 | Gabrielle Calvocoressi | Poetry |
2002 | Ladette Randolph | Nonfiction; Fiction |
2002 | L.B. Thompson | Poetry |
2002 | Kellie Wells | Fiction |
2001 | Glen Chamberlain | Nonfiction; Fiction |
2001 | Constance Merritt | Poetry |
2001 | Catie Rosemurgy | Poetry |
2001 | Jennie Erin Smith | Fiction |
2001 | Mary Sullivan | Fiction |
2001 | Karen Whalley | Poetry |
2000 | Trudy Dittmar | Nonfiction |
2000 | Amy Havel | Fiction |
2000 | Joanie V. Mackowski | Poetry |
2000 | Leslie Ryan | Nonfiction |
2000 | Julia Slavin | Fiction |
2000 | Lisa Russ Spaar | Poetry |
1999 | Samina Ali | Fiction |
1999 | Stephanie Grant | Fiction |
1999 | Ann Claremont Le Zotte | Poetry |
1999 | Kathleen Lee | Fiction |
1999 | Malena Mörling | Poetry |
1999 | Shao Wei | Nonfiction; Poetry |
1999 | Michelle Tea | Fiction |
1998 | Marilyn Abildskov | Nonfiction |
1998 | Jody Bolz | Poetry |
1998 | Lan Samantha Chang | Fiction |
1998 | Megan Foss | Nonfiction |
1998 | Stephanie Gunn | Fiction |
1998 | Ellen Hinsey | Poetry |
1998 | Marjorie Sandor | Fiction |
1998 | Larissa Szporluk | Poetry |
1997 | Bay Anapol | Fiction |
1997 | Karen E. Bender | Fiction |
1997 | Honorée F. Jeffers | Poetry |
1997 | Rebecca Lee | Fiction |
1997 | ZZ Packer | Fiction |
1997 | Marisa de los Santos | Poetry |
1997 | Ellen Doré Watson | Poetry |
1997 | Anne Winters | Poetry |
1996 | Marina Budhos | Fiction |
1996 | Olena Kalytiak Davis | Poetry |
1996 | Tory Dent | Nonfiction; Poetry |
1996 | Laura Mullen | Poetry |
1996 | Eileen Pollack | Nonfiction; Fiction |
1996 | Mary Szybist | Poetry |
1996 | Lois-Ann Yamanaka | Fiction |
1996 | Angela Yuan | Poetry |
1995 | Erin Belieu | Poetry |
1995 | Judy Budnitz | Fiction |
1995 | Tina De Rosa | Nonfiction; Fiction |
1995 | Chaney Holland | Fiction |
1995 | Julie Kalendek | Poetry |
1995 | Karen Kelley | Poetry |
1995 | Susan Swartwout | Poetry [4] |