Plimpton Prize
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The Plimpton Prize is an annual award of $10,000 given by The Paris Review to a previously unpublished or emerging author who has written a work of fiction that was recently published in its publication.
The award was named in honor of longtime editor of The Paris Review, George Plimpton
, who died in 2003. The Plimpton Prize is funded by Sarah Plimpton, his widow, and Terry McDonell, president of the Paris Review Board of Directors.
The award was named in honor of longtime editor of The Paris Review, George Plimpton
George Plimpton
George Ames Plimpton was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review.-Early life:...
, who died in 2003. The Plimpton Prize is funded by Sarah Plimpton, his widow, and Terry McDonell, president of the Paris Review Board of Directors.
Winners of the Plimpton Prize
- 2002: Karl IagnemmaKarl IagnemmaKarl Iagnemma is an American writer and research scientist. The author of several scientific publications in the field of robotics, Iagnemma is also known through his short stories on human-robotic relationships....
, for On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction - 2003: Yiyun LiYiyun LiYiyun Li is a Chinese American writer. Her debut short story collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers won the 2005 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and her second collection Gold Boy, Emerald Girl was shortlisted for the same award...
, for Immortality - 2004: Malinda McCollum, for The Fifth Wall
- 2007: Benjamin PercyBenjamin PercyBenjamin Percy is a contemporary American writer.- Biography :Percy was born on March 28, 1979 in Eugene, Oregon, and in his early life lived briefly in Hawaii...
, for Refresh, RefreshRefresh, Refresh"Refresh, Refresh" is a short story written by American author Benjamin Percy. The story concerns the effects of the war in Iraq on two boys in a small town in Oregon where a Marine reserve battalion is based. Many of the men in the town, including their fathers, are fighting in Iraq during the... - 2008: Jesse BallJesse BallJesse Ball is an American poet and novelist. He has published novels, volumes of poetry, short prose, and drawings.-Education and Early Interests:...
, for The Early Deaths of Lubeck, Brennan, Harp, and CarrThe Early Deaths of Lubeck, Brennan, Harp, and Carr"The Early Deaths of Lubeck, Brennan, Harp, and Carr" is a short story written by American poet and novelist Jesse Ball. The story was originally published in The Paris Review and won the Plimpton Prize for 2008.-External links:... - 2009: Alistair Morgan for Departure