Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2019 Shortlist

Aug 28, 2019

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation today announced the finalists for its 2019 prizes in fiction and nonfiction. Inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is the only international literary peace prize awarded in the United States. This year's winners will be honored at a gala ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, on November 3.

Writer N. Scott Momaday will receive the 2019 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, named in honor of the noted U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate the Dayton Peace Accords. A winner and runner-up in fiction and nonfiction will be announced on September 17. Winners receive a $10,000 honorarium and runners-up receive $5,000. 

The 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize fiction finalists are:

The 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize nonfiction finalists are:

  • Educated by Tara Westover, Random House

 

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