Edward Lewis Wallant Award

The Edward Lewis Wallant Award is an annual literary award presented to a writer whose fiction is considered to have significance for American Jews.{{Cite web |title=Edward Lewis Wallant Award (University of Hartford) |url=https://americanwritersmuseum.org/award/edward-lewis-wallant-award-university-of-hartford/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=American Writers Museum |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925033504/https://americanwritersmuseum.org/award/edward-lewis-wallant-award-university-of-hartford/ |url-status=live }} It was established in 1962 at the University of Hartford by Fran and Irving Waltman.

The award is named for Jewish American writer Edward Lewis Wallant.

Awards

class="wikitable" \|+Award winners{{Cite web \|title=Edward Lewis Wallant Award \|url=https://www.hartford.edu/academics/schools-colleges/arts-sciences/academics/departments-and-centers/greenberg-center-for-judaic-studies/edward-Lewis-Wallant-award.aspx \|access-date=2024-04-24 \|website=University of Hartford \|language=en \|archive-date=2019-12-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229033704/https://www.hartford.edu/academics/schools-colleges/arts-sciences/academics/departments-and-centers/greenberg-center-for-judaic-studies/edward-Lewis-Wallant-award.aspx \|url-status=live }} !Year !Author !Title !{{Abbreviation\|Ref.\|Reference}}
1963 \|{{sortname\|last=Fruchter\|first= Norman}} \| Coat Upon a Stick \|{{Cite web \|last=Pinsker \|first=Sanford \|date=2003-03-21 \|title=Wallant Worthies Are Instantly Recognizable \|url=https://forward.com/news/9512/wallant-worthies-are-instantly-recognizable/ \|access-date=2024-04-24 \|website=The Forward \|language=en \|archive-date=2023-02-05 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205100831/https://forward.com/news/9512/wallant-worthies-are-instantly-recognizable/ \|url-status=live }}
1964 \|{{sortname\|last=Epstein\|first= Seymour}} \| Leah \|
1965 \|{{sortname\|last=Nissenson\|first= Hugh}} \|{{sort\|1=Pile of Stones\|2=A Pile of Stones}} \|
1966 \|{{sortname\|last=Hurwitz\|first= Gene}} \| Home Is Where You Start From \|
1967 \|{{sortname\|last=Potok\|first= Chaim}} \|{{sort\|1=Chosen\|2=The Chosen}} \|
1968 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1969 \|{{sortname\|last=Litwak\|first= Leo}} \| Waiting for the News \|
1970 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1971 \|{{sortname\|last=Ozick\|first= Cynthia}} \|{{sort\|1=Pagan Rabbi\|2=The Pagan Rabbi}} \|
1972 \|{{sortname\|last=Kotlowitz\|first= Robert}} \| Somewhere Else \|
1973 \|{{sortname\|last=Cohen\|first= Arthur A. }} \| In the Days of Simon Stern \|
1974 \|{{sortname\|last=Fromberg Schaeffer\|first= Susan}} \| Anya \|
1975 \|{{sortname\|last=Bernays\|first= Anne}} \| Growing Up Rich \|
1976 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1977 \|{{sortname\|last=Leviant\|first= Curt}} \|{{sort\|1=Yemenite Girl\|2=The Yemenite Girl}} \|
1978 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1979 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1980 \|{{sortname\|last=Kaplan\|first= Johanna}} \| O My America! \|
1981 \|{{sortname\|last=Hoffman\|first= Allen}} \| Kagan's Superfecta \|
1982 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1983 \|{{sortname\|last=Prose\|first= Francine}} \| Hungry Hearts \|
1984 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1985 \|{{sortname\|last=Neugeboren\|first= Jay}} \| Before My Life Began \|
1986 \|{{sortname\|last=Merkin\|first= Daphne}} \| Enchantment \|
1987 \|{{sortname\|last=Stern\|first= Steve}} \| Lazar Malkin Enters Heaven \|
1988 \|{{sortname\|last=Reich\|first= Tova}} \| Master of the Return \|
1989 \|{{sortname\|last=Badanes\|first= Jerome}} \|{{sort\|1=Final Opus of Leon Solomon\|2=The Final Opus of Leon Solomon}} \|
1990 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1991 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1992 \|{{sortname\|last=Bukiet\|first= Melvin Jules}} \| Stories of an Imaginary Childhood \|
1993 \|{{sortname\|last=Shapiro\|first= Gerald\|dab=writer}} \| From Hunger \|
1994 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1995 \|{{sortname\|last=Goldstein\|first= Rebecca}} \| Mazel \|
1996 \|{{sortname\|last=Rosenbaum\|first= Thane}} \| Elijah Visible \|
1997 \|{{sortname\|last=Grossinger\|first= Harvey}} \|{{sort\|1=Quarry\|2=The Quarry}} \|
1998 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
1999 \|{{sortname\|last=Goodman\|first= Allegra}} \| Kaaterskill Falls \|
2000 \|{{sortname\|last=Budnitz\|first= Judy}} \| If I Told You Once \|
2001 \|{{sortname\|last=Goldberg\|first= Myla}} \| Bee Season \|
2002 \|{{sortname\|last=Horn\|first= Dara}} \| In the Image \|
2003 \|{{sortname\|last=Leegant\|first= Joan}} \|{{sort\|1=Hour in Paradise\|2=An Hour in Paradise}} \|{{Cite web \|last= \|date=2004-06-03 \|title=Leegant wins distinguished writing awards \|url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/06/leegant-wins-distinguished-writing-awards/ \|access-date=2024-04-24 \|website=Harvard Gazette \|language=en-US \|archive-date=2023-11-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130072402/https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/06/leegant-wins-distinguished-writing-awards/ \|url-status=live }}
2004 \|{{sortname\|last=Rosen\|first= Jonathan}} \| Joy Comes in the Morning \|
2005 \|{{sortname\|last=Krauss\|first= Nicole}} \|{{sort\|1=History of Love\|2=The History of Love}} \|
2006 \| colspan="2" \|No award \|
2007 \|{{sortname\|last=Havazelet\|first= Ehud}} \| Bearing the Body \|
2008 \|{{sortname\|last=Pollack\|first= Eileen}} \| In the Mouth \|{{Cite news \|date=2014-12-25 \|title=Bezmozgis wins Wallant Award for 'The Betrayers' \|url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Bezmozgis-wins-Wallant-Award-for-The-16852501.php \|access-date=2024-04-24 \|work=CT Insider \|language=en}}
2009 \|{{sortname\|last=Houghteling\|first= Sara}} \| Pictures at an Exhibition \|
2010 \|{{sortname\|last=Orringer\|first= Julie}} \|{{sort\|1=Invisible Bridge\|2=The Invisible Bridge}} \|
2011 \|{{sortname\|last=Pearlman\|first= Edith}} \| Binocular Vision \|
2012 \|{{sortname\|last=Henkin\|first= Joshua}} \|{{sort\|1=World Without You\|2=The World Without You}} \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2013-04-12 \|title=Awards: IACP; Edward Lewis Wallant; Walt Whitman; Griffin \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1970 \|access-date=2024-04-24 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-08-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811164738/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1970 \|url-status=live }}
2013 \|{{sortname\|last=Bonert\|first= Kenneth}} \|{{sort\|1=Lion Seeker\|2=The Lion Seeker}} \|
2014 \|{{sortname\|last=Bezmozgis\|first= David}} \|{{sort\|1=Betrayers\|2=The Betrayers}} \|
2015 \|{{sortname\|last=Dinerstein\|first= Rebecca}} \| {{Sort\|Sunlit Night, The\|The Sunlit Night}} \|
2016 \|{{sortname\|last=Tsabari\|first= Ayelet}} \| {{Sort\|Best Place on Earth, The\|The Best Place on Earth}} \|
2017 \|{{sortname\|last=Singer\|first= Margot}} \| Underground Fugue \|{{Cite web \|date=2018-02-15 \|title=Awards: Wallant Winner; Sunday Times EFG Short Story; PEN/Barber Freedom to Write \|url=https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4048#m53416 \|access-date=2024-04-23 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2023-08-17 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817194644/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4048#m53416 \|url-status=live }}
2018 \|{{sortname\|last=Halfon\|first= Eduardo}} \| Mourning \|{{Cite web \|last=Bolton-Fasman \|first=Judy \|date=2019-04-09 \|title=Novelist Eduardo Halfon Wins Edward Lewis Wallant Award \|url=http://www.jewishboston.com/read/novelist-eduardo-halfon-wins-edward-lewis-wallant-award/ \|access-date=2024-04-24 \|website=Jewish Boston \|language=en-US \|archive-date=2023-01-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130180713/https://www.jewishboston.com/read/novelist-eduardo-halfon-wins-edward-lewis-wallant-award/ \|url-status=live }}
2019 \|{{sortname\|last=Orner\|first= Peter}} \| Maggie Brown & Others \|
2020 \|{{sortname\|last=Conell\|first= Lee}} \| {{Sort\|Party Upstairs, The\|The Party Upstairs}} \|{{Cite web \|last=Klaps \|first=Inge \|date=2021-01-20 \|title=Lee Conell (MFA '15) is 2020 Wallant Award recipient \|url=https://as.vanderbilt.edu/english/lee-conell-mfa-15-is-2020-wallant-award-recipient/ \|access-date=2024-04-24 \|website=Vanderbilt University \|language=en \|archive-date=2021-09-28 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928051054/https://as.vanderbilt.edu/english/lee-conell-mfa-15-is-2020-wallant-award-recipient/ \|url-status=live }}

class="wikitable"

|+Award winners{{Cite web |title=Edward Lewis Wallant Award |url=https://www.hartford.edu/academics/schools-colleges/arts-sciences/academics/departments-and-centers/greenberg-center-for-judaic-studies/edward-Lewis-Wallant-award.aspx |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=University of Hartford |language=en |archive-date=2019-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229033704/https://www.hartford.edu/academics/schools-colleges/arts-sciences/academics/departments-and-centers/greenberg-center-for-judaic-studies/edward-Lewis-Wallant-award.aspx |url-status=live }}

!Year

!Author

!Title

!{{Abbreviation|Ref.|Reference}}

1963

|{{sortname|last=Fruchter|first= Norman}}

| Coat Upon a Stick

|{{Cite web |last=Pinsker |first=Sanford |date=2003-03-21 |title=Wallant Worthies Are Instantly Recognizable |url=https://forward.com/news/9512/wallant-worthies-are-instantly-recognizable/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Forward |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205100831/https://forward.com/news/9512/wallant-worthies-are-instantly-recognizable/ |url-status=live }}

1964

|{{sortname|last=Epstein|first= Seymour}}

| Leah

1965

|{{sortname|last=Nissenson|first= Hugh}}

|{{sort|1=Pile of Stones|2=A Pile of Stones}}

1966

|{{sortname|last=Hurwitz|first= Gene}}

| Home Is Where You Start From

1967

|{{sortname|last=Potok|first= Chaim}}

|{{sort|1=Chosen|2=The Chosen}}

1968

| colspan="2" |No award

1969

|{{sortname|last=Litwak|first= Leo}}

| Waiting for the News

1970

| colspan="2" |No award

1971

|{{sortname|last=Ozick|first= Cynthia}}

|{{sort|1=Pagan Rabbi|2=The Pagan Rabbi}}

1972

|{{sortname|last=Kotlowitz|first= Robert}}

| Somewhere Else

1973

|{{sortname|last=Cohen|first= Arthur A. }}

| In the Days of Simon Stern

1974

|{{sortname|last=Fromberg Schaeffer|first= Susan}}

| Anya

1975

|{{sortname|last=Bernays|first= Anne}}

| Growing Up Rich

1976

| colspan="2" |No award

1977

|{{sortname|last=Leviant|first= Curt}}

|{{sort|1=Yemenite Girl|2=The Yemenite Girl}}

1978

| colspan="2" |No award

1979

| colspan="2" |No award

1980

|{{sortname|last=Kaplan|first= Johanna}}

| O My America!

1981

|{{sortname|last=Hoffman|first= Allen}}

| Kagan's Superfecta

1982

| colspan="2" |No award

1983

|{{sortname|last=Prose|first= Francine}}

| Hungry Hearts

1984

| colspan="2" |No award

1985

|{{sortname|last=Neugeboren|first= Jay}}

| Before My Life Began

1986

|{{sortname|last=Merkin|first= Daphne}}

| Enchantment

1987

|{{sortname|last=Stern|first= Steve}}

| Lazar Malkin Enters Heaven

1988

|{{sortname|last=Reich|first= Tova}}

| Master of the Return

1989

|{{sortname|last=Badanes|first= Jerome}}

|{{sort|1=Final Opus of Leon Solomon|2=The Final Opus of Leon Solomon}}

1990

| colspan="2" |No award

1991

| colspan="2" |No award

1992

|{{sortname|last=Bukiet|first= Melvin Jules}}

| Stories of an Imaginary Childhood

1993

|{{sortname|last=Shapiro|first= Gerald|dab=writer}}

| From Hunger

1994

| colspan="2" |No award

1995

|{{sortname|last=Goldstein|first= Rebecca}}

| Mazel

1996

|{{sortname|last=Rosenbaum|first= Thane}}

| Elijah Visible

1997

|{{sortname|last=Grossinger|first= Harvey}}

|{{sort|1=Quarry|2=The Quarry}}

1998

| colspan="2" |No award

1999

|{{sortname|last=Goodman|first= Allegra}}

| Kaaterskill Falls

2000

|{{sortname|last=Budnitz|first= Judy}}

| If I Told You Once

2001

|{{sortname|last=Goldberg|first= Myla}}

| Bee Season

2002

|{{sortname|last=Horn|first= Dara}}

| In the Image

2003

|{{sortname|last=Leegant|first= Joan}}

|{{sort|1=Hour in Paradise|2=An Hour in Paradise}}

|{{Cite web |last= |date=2004-06-03 |title=Leegant wins distinguished writing awards |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/06/leegant-wins-distinguished-writing-awards/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Harvard Gazette |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130072402/https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2004/06/leegant-wins-distinguished-writing-awards/ |url-status=live }}

2004

|{{sortname|last=Rosen|first= Jonathan}}

| Joy Comes in the Morning

2005

|{{sortname|last=Krauss|first= Nicole}}

|{{sort|1=History of Love|2=The History of Love}}

2006

| colspan="2" |No award

2007

|{{sortname|last=Havazelet|first= Ehud}}

| Bearing the Body

2008

|{{sortname|last=Pollack|first= Eileen}}

| In the Mouth

|{{Cite news |date=2014-12-25 |title=Bezmozgis wins Wallant Award for 'The Betrayers' |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Bezmozgis-wins-Wallant-Award-for-The-16852501.php |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=CT Insider |language=en}}

2009

|{{sortname|last=Houghteling|first= Sara}}

| Pictures at an Exhibition

2010

|{{sortname|last=Orringer|first= Julie}}

|{{sort|1=Invisible Bridge|2=The Invisible Bridge}}

2011

|{{sortname|last=Pearlman|first= Edith}}

| Binocular Vision

2012

|{{sortname|last=Henkin|first= Joshua}}

|{{sort|1=World Without You|2=The World Without You}}

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2013-04-12 |title=Awards: IACP; Edward Lewis Wallant; Walt Whitman; Griffin |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1970 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811164738/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1970 |url-status=live }}

2013

|{{sortname|last=Bonert|first= Kenneth}}

|{{sort|1=Lion Seeker|2=The Lion Seeker}}

2014

|{{sortname|last=Bezmozgis|first= David}}

|{{sort|1=Betrayers|2=The Betrayers}}

2015

|{{sortname|last=Dinerstein|first= Rebecca}}

| {{Sort|Sunlit Night, The|The Sunlit Night}}

2016

|{{sortname|last=Tsabari|first= Ayelet}}

| {{Sort|Best Place on Earth, The|The Best Place on Earth}}

2017

|{{sortname|last=Singer|first= Margot}}

| Underground Fugue

|{{Cite web |date=2018-02-15 |title=Awards: Wallant Winner; Sunday Times EFG Short Story; PEN/Barber Freedom to Write |url=https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4048#m53416 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2023-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817194644/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4048#m53416 |url-status=live }}

2018

|{{sortname|last=Halfon|first= Eduardo}}

| Mourning

|{{Cite web |last=Bolton-Fasman |first=Judy |date=2019-04-09 |title=Novelist Eduardo Halfon Wins Edward Lewis Wallant Award |url=http://www.jewishboston.com/read/novelist-eduardo-halfon-wins-edward-lewis-wallant-award/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Jewish Boston |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130180713/https://www.jewishboston.com/read/novelist-eduardo-halfon-wins-edward-lewis-wallant-award/ |url-status=live }}

2019

|{{sortname|last=Orner|first= Peter}}

| Maggie Brown & Others

2020

|{{sortname|last=Conell|first= Lee}}

| {{Sort|Party Upstairs, The|The Party Upstairs}}

|{{Cite web |last=Klaps |first=Inge |date=2021-01-20 |title=Lee Conell (MFA '15) is 2020 Wallant Award recipient |url=https://as.vanderbilt.edu/english/lee-conell-mfa-15-is-2020-wallant-award-recipient/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Vanderbilt University |language=en |archive-date=2021-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928051054/https://as.vanderbilt.edu/english/lee-conell-mfa-15-is-2020-wallant-award-recipient/ |url-status=live }}

References

Category:American fiction awards

Category:Jewish literary awards

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Category:Awards established in 1962

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Category:English-language literary awards