Whiting Awards

{{short description|American award presented annually to emerging writers}}

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The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985. {{As of|2021}}, winners receive US$50,000.{{cite web |url=https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/about |title=About the Whiting Awards |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516093827/https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/about |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/10/whiting-awards-presented-to-10-upandcoming-writers-.html|title=Substantial Whiting Awards given to 10 up-and-coming writers|date=28 October 2009|access-date=29 August 2016|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911031734/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/10/whiting-awards-presented-to-10-upandcoming-writers-.html|url-status=live}}

The nominees are chosen through a juried process, and the final winners are selected by a committee of writers, scholars, and editors, selected each year by the Foundation. Writers cannot apply for the prize themselves, and the Foundation does not accept unsolicited nominations.{{cite web|url=http://www.whiting.org/awards/about|title=About - Whiting Awards|access-date=29 August 2016|archive-date=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225224655/http://www.whiting.org/awards/about|url-status=live}}

Recipients

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" \|+Whiting Award winners{{Cite web \|title=Search All Winners \|url=https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/search \|access-date=2022-03-27 \|website=Whiting Awards \|archive-date=2022-02-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226170916/https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/search \|url-status=live }} !Year !Category !Author !Ref.
rowspan="10" \|1985 ! rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Howard\|Norman}} \|
{{sortname\|James\|Robison\|James Robison (author)}} \|
{{sortname\|Raymond\|Abbott}} \|
{{sortname\|Stuart\|Dybek}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Wright\|Morris}} \|
{{sortname\|Austin\|Wright}} \|
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Douglas\|Crase}} \|
{{sortname\|James\|Schuyler}} \|
{{sortname\|Jorie\|Graham}} \|
{{sortname\|Linda\|Gregg}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1986 !Drama \|{{sortname\|August\|Wilson}} \|
rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Denis\|Johnson}} \|
{{sortname\|Kent\|Haruf}} \|
{{sortname\|Mona\|Simpson}} \|
{{sortname\|Padgett\|Powell}} \|
Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Darryl\|Pinckney}} \|
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Frank\|Stewart\|Frank Stewart (poet)}} \|
{{sortname\|Hayden\|Carruth}} \|
{{sortname\|John\|Ash\|John Ash (writer)}} \|
{{sortname\|Ruth\|Stone}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1987 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Reinaldo\|Povod}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Alice\|McDermott}} \|
{{sortname\|David\|Foster Wallace}} \|
{{sortname\|Deborah\|Eisenberg}} \|
{{sortname\|Joan\|Chase}} \|
{{sortname\|Pam\|Durban}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Gretel\|Ehrlich}} \|
{{sortname\|Mindy\|Aloff}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Mark\|Cox\|Mark Cox (poet)}} \|
{{sortname\|Michael\|Ryan\|Michael Ryan (poet)}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1988 ! rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Bruce\|Duffy}} \|
{{sortname\|Jonathan\|Franzen}} \|
{{sortname\|Lydia\|Davis}} \|
{{sortname\|Mary\|La Chapelle}} \|
{{sortname\|William T.\|Vollmann}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Geoffrey\|O'Brien}} \|
{{sortname\|Gerald\|Early}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Li-Young\|Lee}} \|
{{sortname\|Michael\|Burkard}} \|
{{sortname\|Sylvia\|Moss}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1989 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Timberlake\|Wertenbaker}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Ellen\|Akins}} \|
{{sortname\|Marianne\|Wiggins}} \|
Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Tobias\|Wolff}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Ian\|Frazier}} \|
{{sortname\|Lucy\|Sante}} \|
{{sortname\|Natalie\|Kusz}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|C. D.\|Wright}} \|
{{sortname\|Mary\|Karr}} \|
{{sortname\|Russell\|Edson}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1990 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Tony\|Kushner}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Christopher\|Tilghman}} \|
{{sortname\|Lawrence\|Naumoff}} \|
{{sortname\|Mark\|Richard}} \|
{{sortname\|Stephen\|Wright\|Stephen Wright (writer)}} \|
{{sortname\|Yannick\|Murphy}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Amy\|Wilentz}} \|
{{sortname\|Harriet\|Ritvo}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Dennis\|Nurkse}} \|
{{sortname\|Emily\|Hiestand}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1991 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Scott\|McPherson}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Allegra\|Goodman}} \|
{{sortname\|Cynthia\|Kadohata}} \|
{{sortname\|John\|Holman\|John Holman (writer)}} \|
{{sortname\|Rebecca\|Goldstein}} \|
{{sortname\|Rick\|Rofihe}} \|
Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|J Anton\|Shammas}} \|
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Stanley\|Crouch}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Franz\|Wright}} \|
{{sortname\|Thylias\|Moss}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1992 ! rowspan="3" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|José\|Rivera\|José Rivera (playwright)}} \|
{{sortname\|Keith\|Reddin}} \|
{{sortname\|Suzan-Lori\|Parks}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Damien\|Wilkins\|Damien Wilkins (writer)}} \|
{{sortname\|J.S.\|Marcus}} \|
{{sortname\|R.S.\|Jones}} \|
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Eva\|Hoffman}} \|
Non-fiction & Poetry \|{{sortname\|Katha\|Pollitt}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Jane\|Mead}} \|
{{sortname\|Roger\|Fanning}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1993 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Kevin\|Kling}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Dagoberto\|Gilb}} \|
{{sortname\|Janet\|Peery}} \|
{{sortname\|Jeffrey\|Eugenides}} \|
{{sortname\|Lisa\|Shea}} \|
{{sortname\|Sigrid\|Nunez}} \|
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Dionisio D.\|Martinez}} \|
{{sortname\|Kathleen\|Peirce}} \|
{{sortname\|Mark\|Levine\|Mark Levine (poet)}} \|
{{sortname\|Nathaniel\|Mackey}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1994 ! rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Kate\|Wheeler\|Kate Wheeler (novelist)}} \|
{{sortname\|Louis\|Edwards\|Louis Edwards (author)}} \|
{{sortname\|Mary\|Hood}} \|
Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Randall\|Kenan}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Claudia\|Roth Pierpont}} \|
{{sortname\|Kennedy\|Fraser}} \|
{{sortname\|Rosemary\|Mahoney}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction &Poetry \|{{sortname\|Wayne\|Koestenbaum}} \|
{{sortname\|Mary\|Swander}} \|
Poetry \|{{sortname\|Mark\|Doty}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1995 ! rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Matthew\|Stadler}} \|
{{sortname\|Melanie\|Sumner}} \|
{{sortname\|Michael\|Cunningham}} \|
{{sortname\|Reginald\|McKnight}} \|
Non-fiction & Poetry \|{{sortname\|Lucy\|Grealy}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|André\|Aciman}} \|
{{sortname\|Russ\|Rymer}} \|
{{sortname\|Suzannah\|Lessard}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|James\|McMichael\|James L. McMichael}} \|
{{sortname\|Mary\|Ruefle}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1996 ! rowspan="6" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|A.J.\|Verdelle}} \|
{{sortname\|Anderson\|Ferrell}} \|
{{sortname\|Brian\|Kiteley}} \|
{{sortname\|Cristina\|García\|Cristina García (journalist)}} \|
{{sortname\|Judy\|Troy}} \|
{{sortname\|Molly\|Gloss}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Chris\|Offutt}} \|
{{sortname\|Patricia\|Storace}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Brigit\|Pegeen Kelly}} \|
{{sortname\|Elizabeth\|Spires}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1997 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Erik\|Ehn}} \|
Fiction \|{{sortname\|Melanie Rae\|Thon}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Josip\|Novakovich}} \|
{{sortname\|Suketu\|Mehta}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Ellen\|Meloy}} \|
{{sortname\|Jo Ann\|Beard}} \|
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Connie\|Deanovich}} \|
{{sortname\|Forrest\|Gander}} \|
{{sortname\|Jody\|Gladding}} \|
{{sortname\|Mark\|Turpin\|Mark Turpin (poet)}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1998 !Drama \|{{sortname\|W. David\|Hancock}} \|
Fiction \|{{sortname\|Michael\|Byers\|Michael Byers (American academic)}} \|
Fiction & Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Ralph\|Lombreglia}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Anthony\|Walton\|Anthony Walton (poet)}} \|
{{sortname\|D. J.\|Waldie}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Charles Harper\|Webb}} \|
{{sortname\|Daniel\|Hall\|Daniel Hall (poet)}} \|
{{sortname\|Greg\|Williamson\|Greg Williamson (poet)}} \|
{{sortname\|James\|Kimbrell}} \|
{{sortname\|Nancy\|Eimers}} \|
rowspan="10" \|1999 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Naomi\|Iizuka}} \|
rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Ben\|Marcus}} \|
{{sortname\|Ehud\|Havazelet}} \|
{{sortname\|Yxta Maya\|Murray}} \|
{{sortname\|ZZ\|Packer}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Gordon\|Grice}} \|
{{sortname\|Margaret\|Talbot}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Martha\|Zweig}} \|
{{sortname\|Michael\|Haskell}} \|
{{sortname\|Terrance\|Hayes}} \|
rowspan="10" \|2000 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Kelly\|Stuart}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Colson\|Whitehead}} \|
{{sortname\|John\|McManus\|John McManus (author)}} \|
{{sortname\|Lily\|King}} \|
{{sortname\|Robert\|Cohen\|Robert Cohen (novelist)}} \|
{{sortname\|Samantha\|Gillison}} \|
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Andrew X.\|Pham}} \|
Poetry & Fiction \|{{sortname\|Albert\|Mobilio}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Claude\|Wilkinson}} \|
{{sortname\|James Thomas\|Stevens}} \|
rowspan="10" \|2001 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Brighde\|Mullins}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Akhil\|Sharma}} \|
{{sortname\|Emily\|Carter}} \|
{{sortname\|John\|Wray\|John Wray (novelist)}} \|
{{sortname\|Matthew\|Klam}} \|
{{sortname\|Samrat\|Upadhyay}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Judy\|Blunt}} \|
{{sortname\|Kathleen\|Finneran}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Jason\|Sommer}} \|
{{sortname\|Joel\|Brouwer}} \|
rowspan="10" \|2002 ! rowspan="2" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Evan\|Smith\|Evan Smith (playwright)}} \|
{{sortname\|Melissa\|James Gibson}} \|
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Danzy\|Senna}} \|
{{sortname\|Jeffery Renard\|Allen}} \|
{{sortname\|Justin\|Cronin}} \|
{{sortname\|Kim\|Edwards}} \|
{{sortname\|Michelle\|Huneven}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|David\|Gewanter}} \|
{{sortname\|Elizabeth\|Arnold\|Elizabeth Arnold (poet)}} \|
{{sortname\|Joshua\|Weiner}} \|
rowspan="10" \|2003 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Sarah\|Ruhl}} \|
rowspan="6" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Agymah\|Kamau}} \|
{{sortname\|Alexander\|Chee}} \|
{{sortname\|Ann\|Pancake}} \|
{{sortname\|Jess\|Row}} \|
{{sortname\|Lewis\|Robinson}} \|
{{sortname\|Courtney Angela\|Brkic}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Christopher\|Cokinos}} \|
{{sortname\|Trudy\|Dittmar}} \|
Poetry \|{{sortname\|Major\|Jackson}} \|
rowspan="10" \|2004 ! rowspan="2" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Elana\|Greenfield}} \|
{{sortname\|Tracey Scott\|Wilson}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Daniel\|Alarcón}} \|
{{sortname\|Kirsten\|Bakis}} \|
{{sortname\|Victor\|LaValle}} \|
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Allison\|Glock}} \|
{{sortname\|John Jeremiah\|Sullivan}} \|
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|A.\|Van Jordan}} \|
{{sortname\|Catherine\|Barnett}} \|
{{sortname\|Dan\|Chiasson}} \|
rowspan="11" \|2005 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Rinne\|Groff}} \|
rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Sarah Shun-lien\|Bynum}} \|
{{sortname\|Nell\|Freudenberger}} \|
{{sortname\|Seth\|Kantner}} \|
rowspan="2" \|{{sortname\|John\|Keene\|John Keene (writer)}} \|
rowspan="6" \|Poetry \|
{{sortname\|Thomas\|Sayers Ellis}} \|
{{sortname\|Ilya\|Kaminsky}} \|
{{sortname\|Dana\|Levin}} \|
{{sortname\|Spencer\|Reece}} \|
{{sortname\|Tracy K.\|Smith}} \|
rowspan="10" \|2006 ! rowspan="2" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Bruce\|Norris\|Bruce Norris (playwright)}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|date=2006-10-26 \|title=Awards: The Whiting Writers' Awards \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=308 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204400/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=308 \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Stephen\|Adly Guirgis}}
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Charles\|D’Ambrosio}}
{{sortname\|Micheline Aharonian\|Marcom}}
{{sortname\|Nina Marie\|Martínez}}
{{sortname\|Patrick\|O’Keeffe\|Patrick O'Keeffe (writer)}}
{{sortname\|Yiyun\|Li}}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Sherwin\|Bitsui}}
{{sortname\|Suji Kwock\|Kim}}
{{sortname\|Tyehimba\|Jess}}
rowspan="10" \|2007 ! rowspan="2" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Sheila\|Callaghan}} \| rowspan="10" \|
{{sortname\|Tarell Alvin\|McCraney}}
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Ben\|Fountain}}
{{sortname\|Brad\|Kessler}}
{{sortname\|Dalia\|Sofer}}
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Carlo\|Rotella}}
{{sortname\|Jack\|Turner\|Jack Turner (author)}}
{{sortname\|Peter\|Trachtenberg}}
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Cate\|Marvin}}
{{sortname\|Paul\|Guest}}
rowspan="10" \|2008 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Dael\|Orlandersmith}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|date=2008-10-30 \|title=Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=792 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204358/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=792 \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Benjamin\|Percy}}
{{sortname\|Laleh\|Khadivi}}
{{sortname\|Lysley\|Tenorio}}
{{sortname\|Manuel\|Muñoz\|Manuel Muñoz (writer)}}
{{sortname\|Mischa\|Berlinski}}
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Donovan\|Hohn}}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Douglas\|Kearney}}
{{sortname\|Julie\|Sheehan}}
{{sortname\|Rick\|Hilles}}
rowspan="10" \|2009 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Rajiv\|Joseph}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2009-10-29 \|title=Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards; Le Prix Goncourt \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1042 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204402/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1042 \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Adam\|Johnson\|Adam Johnson (writer)}}
{{sortname\|Nami\|Mun}}
{{sortname\|Salvatore\|Scibona}}
{{sortname\|Vu\|Tran}}
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Hugh\|Raffles}}
{{sortname\|Michael\|Meyer\|Michael Meyer (travel writer)}}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Jay\|Hopler}}
{{sortname\|Jericho\|Brown}}
{{sortname\|Joan\|Kane}}
rowspan="10" \|2010 !Drama \|{{sortname\|David\|Adjmi}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2010-10-28 \|title=Awards: Whiting Awards; 'Bookie Prize' Shortlist \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1316 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2023-04-20 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162433/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1316 \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Lydia\|Peelle}}
{{sortname\|Michael\|Dahlie}}
{{sortname\|Rattawut\|Lapcharoensap}}
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Amy\|Leach\|Amy Leach (writer)}}
{{sortname\|Elif\|Batuman}}
{{sortname\|Saïd\|Sayrafiezadeh}}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Jane\|Springer}}
{{sortname\|L.B.\|Thompson}}
{{sortname\|Matt\|Donovan\|Matt Donovan (poet)}}
rowspan="10" \|2011 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Amy\|Herzog}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|last2= \|first2= \|date=2011-10-26 \|title=Whiting Award Winners: First a Kiss, Then a Slap \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1589 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204345/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1589 \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Daniel\|Orozco}}
{{sortname\|Ryan\|Call}}
{{sortname\|Scott\|Blackwood}}
{{sortname\|Teddy\|Wayne}}
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Paul\|Clemens\|Paul Clemens (author)}}
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Don Mee\|Choi}}
{{sortname\|Eduardo C.\|Corral}}
{{sortname\|Kerri\|Webster}}
{{sortname\|Shane\|McCrae}}
rowspan="10" \|2012 ! rowspan="4" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Danai\|Gurira}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2012-10-24 \|title=Awards: Whiting Winners; CBC Eleanor Farjeon Nominees \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1855 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204359/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1855 \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Meg\|Miroshnik}}
{{sortname\|Mona\|Mansour}}
{{sortname\|Samuel D.\|Hunter}}
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Alan\|Heathcock}}
{{sortname\|Anthony\|Marra}}
{{sortname\|Hanna\|Pylväinen}}
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Sharifa\|Rhodes-Pitts}}
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Atsuro\|Riley}}
{{sortname\|Ciaran\|Berry}}
rowspan="11" \|2013 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Virginia\|Grise}} \| rowspan="11" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2013-10-22 \|title=Awards: Whiting Winners; Red House Children's Book \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2111 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204355/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2111 \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Amanda\|Coplin}}
{{sortname\|C.E.\|Morgan}}
{{sortname\|Hannah\|Dela Cruz Abrams}}
{{sortname\|Jennifer\|duBois}}
{{sortname\|Stephanie\|Powell Watts}}
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Clifford\|Thompson\|nolink=1}}
{{sortname\|Hannah\|Dela Cruz Abrams}}
{{sortname\|Morgan\|Meis}}
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Ishion\|Hutchinson}}
{{sortname\|Rowan Ricardo\|Phillips}}
2014 ! colspan="3" \|No Award Presented
rowspan="10" \|2015 ! rowspan="2" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Lucas\|Hnath}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2015-03-10 \|title=Awards: Whiting; Baileys; Publishing Triangle; Australia Council \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2459 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204347/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2459 \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Anne\|Washburn}}
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Leopoldine\|Core}}
{{sortname\|Dan\|Josefson}}
{{sortname\|Azareen\|Van der Vliet Oloomi}}
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Elena\|Passarello}}
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Anthony\|Carelli}}
{{sortname\|Aracelis\|Girmay}}
{{sortname\|Jenny\|Johnson\|Jenny Johnson (poet)}}
{{sortname\|Roger\|Reeves}}
rowspan="10" \|2016 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Madeleine\|George}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2016-03-24 \|title=Awards: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse; Whiting \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2717 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204356/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2717 \|url-status=live }}{{cite web\|url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=721 \|title= 2016 Whiting Award Winners Announced \|work= Publishers Weekly \|date= March 24, 2016 \|access-date= December 21, 2023 \|archive-date= December 21, 2023 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231221135404/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=721 \|url-status=live}}
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Mitchell S.\|Jackson}}
{{sortname\|Alice Sola\|Kim}}
{{sortname\|Catherine\|Lacey\|Catherine Lacey (author)}}
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Brian\|Blanchfield}}
{{sortname\|J. D.\|Daniels}}
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|LaTasha N. Nevada\|Diggs}}
{{sortname\|Safiya\|Sinclair}}
{{sortname\|Layli\|Long Soldier}}
{{sortname\|Ocean\|Vuong}}{{cite web\|url= https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/ocean-vuong \|title= Ocean Vuong \|work= Whiting Awards \|access-date= December 21, 2023 \|archive-date= December 21, 2023 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231221134733/https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/ocean-vuong#/ \|url-status=live}}
rowspan="10" \|2017 ! rowspan="3" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Clare\|Barron}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2017-03-23 \|title=Awards: Whiting; Audiobook of the Year; RITA \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2963 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-02 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302025007/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2963 \|url-status=live }}{{cite web \|title=Say Hello to the 2017 Whiting Honorees \|url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/22/whiting-2017/ \|access-date=17 April 2017 \|website=The Paris Review \|date=22 March 2017 \|archive-date=31 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131043846/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/22/whiting-2017/ \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Clarence\|Coo}}
{{sortname\|James\|Ijames}}
rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Jen\|Beagin}}
{{sortname\|Kaitlyn\|Greenidge}}
{{sortname\|Lisa\|Halliday}}
{{sortname\|Tony\|Tulathimutte}}
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Francisco\|Cantú}}
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Simone\|White\|Simone White (writer)}}
{{sortname\|Phillip B.\|Williams}}
rowspan="11" \|2018 ! rowspan="3" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Nathan Alan\|Davis}} \| rowspan="11" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|last2= \|first2= \|date=2018-03-22 \|title=Awards: Whiting, Stone Winners \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3210 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204343/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3210 \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Hansol\|Jung}}
{{sortname\|Antoinette\|Nwandu}}
rowspan="2" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Brontez\|Purnell}}
{{sortname\|Patrick\|Cottrell}}
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Anne\|Boyer}}
{{sortname\|Esmé Weijun\|Wang}}
{{sortname\|Weike\|Wang}}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Anne\|Boyer}}
{{sortname\|Rickey\|Laurentiis}}
{{sortname\|Tommy\|Pico}}
rowspan="10" \|2019 ! rowspan="2" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Yee}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2019-03-21 \|title=Awards: Whiting Winners; Carle Honorees \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3456 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-06-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630230610/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3456 \|url-status=live }}{{cite web \|last1=Dwyer \|first1=Colin \|title='The Future Of Literature': Whiting Awards Celebrate 10 Emerging Writers \|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/704743237/the-future-of-literature-whiting-awards-celebrate-10-emerging-writers \|access-date=10 April 2019 \|website=NPR \|archive-date=26 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226100143/https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/704743237/the-future-of-literature-whiting-awards-celebrate-10-emerging-writers \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Michael R.\|Jackson}}
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Hernan\|Diaz (writer)}}
{{sortname\|Merritt\|Tierce}}
{{sortname\|Nafissa\|Thompson-Spires}}
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Nadia\|Owusu}}
{{sortname\|Terese Marie\|Mailhot}}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Kayleb Rae\|Candrilli}}
{{sortname\|Tyree\|Daye}}
{{sortname\|Vanessa Angélica\|Villarreal}}
rowspan="10" \|2020 !Drama \|{{sortname\|Will\|Arbery}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2020-03-26 \|title=Awards: Whiting, Four Quartets Winners \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3704 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204340/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3704 \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|last=Schaub \|first=Michael \|date=2020-03-26 \|title=Ling Ma, Jia Tolentino Among Whiting Award Winners \|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-announced/ \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Kirkus Reviews \|language=en \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204354/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-announced/ \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="3" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Andrea\|Lawlor}}
{{sortname\|Genevieve\|Sly Crane}}
{{sortname\|Ling\|Ma}}
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Jaquira\|Díaz}}
{{sortname\|Jia\|Tolentino}}
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Aria\|Aber}}
{{sortname\|Diannely\|Antigua}}
{{sortname\|Genya\|Turovskaya}}
{{sortname\|Jake\|Skeets}}
rowspan="10" \|2021 ! rowspan="3" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Jordan E.\|Cooper}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2021-04-15 \|title=Awards: Whiting Winners; Jhalak and Sheikh Zayed Shortlists \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Shelf Awareness \|archive-date=2023-04-20 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162437/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|last=Schaub \|first=Michael \|date=2021-04-21 \|title=Winners of the Whiting Awards Are Revealed \|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-whiting-awards-are-revealed/ \|access-date=2022-03-26 \|website=Kirkus Reviews \|language=en \|archive-date=2022-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204342/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-whiting-awards-are-revealed/ \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Donnetta Lavinia\|Grays}}
{{sortname\|Sylvia\|Khoury}}
rowspan="2" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Steven\|Dunn}}
{{sortname\|Tope\|Folarin}}
Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Sarah\|Stewart Johnson}}
rowspan="4" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Joshua\|Bennett}}
{{sortname\|Marwa\|Helal}}
{{sortname\|Ladan\|Osman}}
{{sortname\|Xan\|Phillips}}
rowspan="10" \|2022 ! rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Claire\|Boyles}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{cite web \|title=Introducing the Winners of the 2022 Whiting Awards \|url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/04/06/introducing-the-winners-of-the-2022-whiting-awards/ \|website=The Paris Review \|access-date=29 April 2022 \|date=6 April 2022 \|archive-date=1 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501222634/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/04/06/introducing-the-winners-of-the-2022-whiting-awards/ \|url-status=live }}
{{sortname\|Rita\|Bullwinkel}}
{{sortname\|Megha\|Majumdar}}
{{sortname\|Nana\|Nkweti}}
rowspan="3" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Anaïs\|Duplan}}
{{sortname\|Alexis Pauline\|Gumbs}}
{{sortname\|Jesse\|McCarthy}}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Ina\|Cariño}}
{{sortname\|Anthony\|Cody}}
{{sortname\|Claire\|Schwartz}}
rowspan="10" \|2023 !Drama \|Mia Chung \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last=Graver \|first=Elizabeth \|title=Shelf Awareness for Friday, March 31, 2023 \|url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4448 \|access-date=2023-04-18 \|website=www.shelf-awareness.com \|archive-date=2023-04-18 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418173248/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4448 \|url-status=live }}{{Cite web \|title=Whiting Award Winners Are Revealed \|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-are-revealed/ \|access-date=2023-04-18 \|website=Kirkus Reviews \|language=en \|archive-date=2023-04-18 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418173244/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-are-revealed/ \|url-status=live }}
rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|Marcia Douglas
Sidik Fofana
Caribbean Fragoza
R. Kikuo Johnson
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|Linda Kinstler
Stephania Taladrid
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|Tommye Blount
Ama Codjoe
Poetry & Drama \|Milo Wippermann{{cite web \| url=https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/milo-wippermann#/ \| title=Milo Wippermann }}
rowspan="10" \|2024 ! rowspan="4" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Aaliyah\|Bilal }} \| rowspan="10" \|{{cite web \|title=10 writers win 2024 Whiting Awards for emerging authors \|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/10/1243662343/10-writers-win-2024-whiting-awards-for-emerging-authors \|website=NPR \|access-date=11 April 2024}}
{{sortname\|Yoon\|Choi}}
{{sortname\|Gothataone\|Moeng}}
{{sortname\|Ada\|Zhang}}
rowspan="2" \|Drama \|{{sortname\|Shayok Misha \|Chowdhury}}
{{sortname\|Frances Ya-Chu \|Cowhig }}
rowspan="1" \|Non-fiction & Drama \|{{sortname\|Javier\|Zamora }}
rowspan="3" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Elisa\|Gonzalez }}
{{sortname\|Taylor\|Johnson\|dab=poet}}
{{sortname\|Charif \|Shanahan}}
rowspan="10" \|2025 ! rowspan="5" \|Fiction \|{{sortname\|Claire\|Luchette}} \| rowspan="10" \|{{Cite web \|last=Schaub \|first=Michael \|date=2025-04-09 \|title=Winners of the 2025 Whiting Awards Are Revealed \|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2025-whiting-awards-are-revealed/ \|access-date=2025-04-11 \|website=Kirkus Reviews \|language=en}}
{{sortname\|Elwin\|Cotman}}
{{sortname\|Emil\|Ferris}}
{{sortname\|Samuel\|Kọ́láwọlé}}
{{sortname\|Shubha\|Sunder}}
Drama \|{{sortname\|Liza\|Birkenmeier}}
rowspan="2" \|Non-fiction \|{{sortname\|Aisha Sabatini\|Sloan}}
{{sortname\|Sofi\|Thanhauser}}
rowspan="2" \|Poetry \|{{sortname\|Karisma\|Price}}
{{sortname\|Annie\|Wenstrup}}

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|+Whiting Award winners{{Cite web |title=Search All Winners |url=https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/search |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Whiting Awards |archive-date=2022-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226170916/https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/search |url-status=live }}

!Year

!Category

!Author

!Ref.

rowspan="10" |1985

! rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Howard|Norman}}

rowspan="2" |Fiction & Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Wright|Morris}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Douglas|Crase}}

rowspan="10" |1986

!Drama

|{{sortname|August|Wilson}}

rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Denis|Johnson}}

Fiction &

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Darryl|Pinckney}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Frank|Stewart|Frank Stewart (poet)}}

rowspan="10" |1987

!Drama

|{{sortname|Reinaldo|Povod}}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Alice|McDermott}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Gretel|Ehrlich}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Mark|Cox|Mark Cox (poet)}}

rowspan="10" |1988

! rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Bruce|Duffy}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Geoffrey|O'Brien}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Li-Young|Lee}}

rowspan="10" |1989

!Drama

|{{sortname|Timberlake|Wertenbaker}}

rowspan="2" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Ellen|Akins}}

Fiction & Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Tobias|Wolff}}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Ian|Frazier}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|C. D.|Wright}}

rowspan="10" |1990

!Drama

|{{sortname|Tony|Kushner}}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Christopher|Tilghman}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Amy|Wilentz}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Dennis|Nurkse}}

rowspan="10" |1991

!Drama

|{{sortname|Scott|McPherson}}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Allegra|Goodman}}

Fiction & Non-fiction

|{{sortname|J Anton|Shammas}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Stanley|Crouch}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Franz|Wright}}

rowspan="10" |1992

! rowspan="3" |Drama

|{{sortname|José|Rivera|José Rivera (playwright)}}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Damien|Wilkins|Damien Wilkins (writer)}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Eva|Hoffman}}

Non-fiction & Poetry

|{{sortname|Katha|Pollitt}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Jane|Mead}}

rowspan="10" |1993

!Drama

|{{sortname|Kevin|Kling}}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Dagoberto|Gilb}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Dionisio D.|Martinez}}

rowspan="10" |1994

! rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Kate|Wheeler|Kate Wheeler (novelist)}}

Fiction & Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Randall|Kenan}}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Claudia|Roth Pierpont}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction &Poetry

|{{sortname|Wayne|Koestenbaum}}

Poetry

|{{sortname|Mark|Doty}}

rowspan="10" |1995

! rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Matthew|Stadler}}

Non-fiction & Poetry

|{{sortname|Lucy|Grealy}}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|André|Aciman}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|James|McMichael|James L. McMichael}}

rowspan="10" |1996

! rowspan="6" |Fiction

|{{sortname|A.J.|Verdelle}}

rowspan="2" |Fiction & Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Chris|Offutt}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Brigit|Pegeen Kelly}}

rowspan="10" |1997

!Drama

|{{sortname|Erik|Ehn}}

Fiction

|{{sortname|Melanie Rae|Thon}}

rowspan="2" |Fiction & Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Josip|Novakovich}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Ellen|Meloy}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Connie|Deanovich}}

rowspan="10" |1998

!Drama

|{{sortname|W. David|Hancock}}

Fiction

|{{sortname|Michael|Byers|Michael Byers (American academic)}}

Fiction & Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Ralph|Lombreglia}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Anthony|Walton|Anthony Walton (poet)}}

rowspan="5" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Charles Harper|Webb}}

rowspan="10" |1999

!Drama

|{{sortname|Naomi|Iizuka}}

rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Ben|Marcus}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Gordon|Grice}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Martha|Zweig}}

rowspan="10" |2000

!Drama

|{{sortname|Kelly|Stuart}}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Colson|Whitehead}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Andrew X.|Pham}}

Poetry & Fiction

|{{sortname|Albert|Mobilio}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Claude|Wilkinson}}

rowspan="10" |2001

!Drama

|{{sortname|Brighde|Mullins}}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Akhil|Sharma}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Judy|Blunt}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Jason|Sommer}}

rowspan="10" |2002

! rowspan="2" |Drama

|{{sortname|Evan|Smith|Evan Smith (playwright)}}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Danzy|Senna}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|David|Gewanter}}

rowspan="10" |2003

!Drama

|{{sortname|Sarah|Ruhl}}

rowspan="6" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Agymah|Kamau}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Christopher|Cokinos}}

Poetry

|{{sortname|Major|Jackson}}

rowspan="10" |2004

! rowspan="2" |Drama

|{{sortname|Elana|Greenfield}}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Daniel|Alarcón}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Allison|Glock}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|A.|Van Jordan}}

rowspan="11" |2005

!Drama

|{{sortname|Rinne|Groff}}

rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Sarah Shun-lien|Bynum}}

rowspan="2" |{{sortname|John|Keene|John Keene (writer)}}

rowspan="6" |Poetry

rowspan="10" |2006

! rowspan="2" |Drama

|{{sortname|Bruce|Norris|Bruce Norris (playwright)}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |date=2006-10-26 |title=Awards: The Whiting Writers' Awards |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=308 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204400/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=308 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Charles|D’Ambrosio}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Sherwin|Bitsui}}

rowspan="10" |2007

! rowspan="2" |Drama

|{{sortname|Sheila|Callaghan}}

| rowspan="10" |

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Ben|Fountain}}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Carlo|Rotella}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Cate|Marvin}}

rowspan="10" |2008

!Drama

|{{sortname|Dael|Orlandersmith}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |date=2008-10-30 |title=Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=792 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204358/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=792 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Benjamin|Percy}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Donovan|Hohn}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Douglas|Kearney}}

rowspan="10" |2009

!Drama

|{{sortname|Rajiv|Joseph}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-10-29 |title=Awards: Whiting Writers' Awards; Le Prix Goncourt |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1042 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204402/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1042 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Adam|Johnson|Adam Johnson (writer)}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Hugh|Raffles}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Jay|Hopler}}

rowspan="10" |2010

!Drama

|{{sortname|David|Adjmi}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2010-10-28 |title=Awards: Whiting Awards; 'Bookie Prize' Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1316 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2023-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162433/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1316 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Lydia|Peelle}}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Amy|Leach|Amy Leach (writer)}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Jane|Springer}}

rowspan="10" |2011

!Drama

|{{sortname|Amy|Herzog}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2011-10-26 |title=Whiting Award Winners: First a Kiss, Then a Slap |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1589 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204345/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1589 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Daniel|Orozco}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Paul|Clemens|Paul Clemens (author)}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Don Mee|Choi}}

rowspan="10" |2012

! rowspan="4" |Drama

|{{sortname|Danai|Gurira}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-10-24 |title=Awards: Whiting Winners; CBC Eleanor Farjeon Nominees |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1855 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204359/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1855 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Alan|Heathcock}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Sharifa|Rhodes-Pitts}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Atsuro|Riley}}

rowspan="11" |2013

!Drama

|{{sortname|Virginia|Grise}}

| rowspan="11" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2013-10-22 |title=Awards: Whiting Winners; Red House Children's Book |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2111 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204355/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2111 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Amanda|Coplin}}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Clifford|Thompson|nolink=1}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Ishion|Hutchinson}}

2014

! colspan="3" |No Award Presented

rowspan="10" |2015

! rowspan="2" |Drama

|{{sortname|Lucas|Hnath}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-03-10 |title=Awards: Whiting; Baileys; Publishing Triangle; Australia Council |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2459 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204347/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2459 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Leopoldine|Core}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Elena|Passarello}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Anthony|Carelli}}

rowspan="10" |2016

!Drama

|{{sortname|Madeleine|George}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-03-24 |title=Awards: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse; Whiting |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2717 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204356/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2717 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url= https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=721 |title= 2016 Whiting Award Winners Announced |work= Publishers Weekly |date= March 24, 2016 |access-date= December 21, 2023 |archive-date= December 21, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231221135404/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=721 |url-status=live}}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Mitchell S.|Jackson}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Brian|Blanchfield}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|LaTasha N. Nevada|Diggs}}

{{sortname|Ocean|Vuong}}{{cite web|url= https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/ocean-vuong |title= Ocean Vuong |work= Whiting Awards |access-date= December 21, 2023 |archive-date= December 21, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231221134733/https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/ocean-vuong#/ |url-status=live}}

rowspan="10" |2017

! rowspan="3" |Drama

|{{sortname|Clare|Barron}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-03-23 |title=Awards: Whiting; Audiobook of the Year; RITA |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2963 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302025007/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2963 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Say Hello to the 2017 Whiting Honorees |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/22/whiting-2017/ |access-date=17 April 2017 |website=The Paris Review |date=22 March 2017 |archive-date=31 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131043846/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/22/whiting-2017/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Jen|Beagin}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Francisco|Cantú}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Simone|White|Simone White (writer)}}

rowspan="11" |2018

! rowspan="3" |Drama

|{{sortname|Nathan Alan|Davis}}

| rowspan="11" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2018-03-22 |title=Awards: Whiting, Stone Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3210 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204343/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3210 |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Brontez|Purnell}}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Anne|Boyer}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Anne|Boyer}}

rowspan="10" |2019

! rowspan="2" |Drama

|{{sortname|Lauren|Yee}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-03-21 |title=Awards: Whiting Winners; Carle Honorees |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3456 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630230610/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3456 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Dwyer |first1=Colin |title='The Future Of Literature': Whiting Awards Celebrate 10 Emerging Writers |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/704743237/the-future-of-literature-whiting-awards-celebrate-10-emerging-writers |access-date=10 April 2019 |website=NPR |archive-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226100143/https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/704743237/the-future-of-literature-whiting-awards-celebrate-10-emerging-writers |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Hernan|Diaz (writer)}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Nadia|Owusu}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Kayleb Rae|Candrilli}}

rowspan="10" |2020

!Drama

|{{sortname|Will|Arbery}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-03-26 |title=Awards: Whiting, Four Quartets Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3704 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204340/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3704 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2020-03-26 |title=Ling Ma, Jia Tolentino Among Whiting Award Winners |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-announced/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204354/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-announced/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Andrea|Lawlor}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Jaquira|Díaz}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Aria|Aber}}

rowspan="10" |2021

! rowspan="3" |Drama

|{{sortname|Jordan E.|Cooper}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-04-15 |title=Awards: Whiting Winners; Jhalak and Sheikh Zayed Shortlists |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2023-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162437/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3965 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2021-04-21 |title=Winners of the Whiting Awards Are Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-whiting-awards-are-revealed/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326204342/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-whiting-awards-are-revealed/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Steven|Dunn}}

Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Sarah|Stewart Johnson}}

rowspan="4" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Joshua|Bennett}}

rowspan="10" |2022

! rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Claire|Boyles}}

| rowspan="10" |{{cite web |title=Introducing the Winners of the 2022 Whiting Awards |url=https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/04/06/introducing-the-winners-of-the-2022-whiting-awards/ |website=The Paris Review |access-date=29 April 2022 |date=6 April 2022 |archive-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501222634/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2022/04/06/introducing-the-winners-of-the-2022-whiting-awards/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Anaïs|Duplan}}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Ina|Cariño}}

rowspan="10" |2023

!Drama

|Mia Chung

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last=Graver |first=Elizabeth |title=Shelf Awareness for Friday, March 31, 2023 |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4448 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=www.shelf-awareness.com |archive-date=2023-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418173248/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4448 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Whiting Award Winners Are Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-are-revealed/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418173244/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/whiting-award-winners-are-revealed/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="4" |Fiction

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|Linda Kinstler

Stephania Taladrid

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|Tommye Blount

Ama Codjoe

Poetry & Drama

|Milo Wippermann{{cite web | url=https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners/milo-wippermann#/ | title=Milo Wippermann }}

rowspan="10" |2024

! rowspan="4" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Aaliyah|Bilal }}

| rowspan="10" |{{cite web |title=10 writers win 2024 Whiting Awards for emerging authors |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/10/1243662343/10-writers-win-2024-whiting-awards-for-emerging-authors |website=NPR |access-date=11 April 2024}}

rowspan="2" |Drama

|{{sortname|Shayok Misha |Chowdhury}}

rowspan="1" |Non-fiction & Drama

|{{sortname|Javier|Zamora }}

rowspan="3" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Elisa|Gonzalez }}

rowspan="10" |2025

! rowspan="5" |Fiction

|{{sortname|Claire|Luchette}}

| rowspan="10" |{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2025-04-09 |title=Winners of the 2025 Whiting Awards Are Revealed |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/winners-of-the-2025-whiting-awards-are-revealed/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}

Drama

|{{sortname|Liza|Birkenmeier}}

rowspan="2" |Non-fiction

|{{sortname|Aisha Sabatini|Sloan}}

rowspan="2" |Poetry

|{{sortname|Karisma|Price}}

References

External links

[https://www.whiting.org/writers/awards/current-winners Current Winners]
[https://www.whiting.org/awards/winners Award Recipients from 2015-1985]

Category:Awards established in 1985

Category:American fiction awards

Category:American non-fiction literary awards

Category:American poetry awards

Category:Literary awards honoring writers

Category:Dramatist and playwright awards

Category:1985 establishments in the United States

Category:English-language literary awards