Tag: Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020

  • Nicole Dennis-Benn on US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 shortlist.

    Nicole Dennis-Benn’s novel Patsy is on the US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 shortlist announced on February 19, 2020. The Aspen Words Literary Prize is a $35,000 annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture. Previous winners have…

  • Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans” on US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 longlist.

    Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans” on US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 longlist.

    Laila Lalami novel The Other Americans is on the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 longlist announced on November 14, 2019. Also on the longlist are Colson Whitehead and Nicole Dennis-Benn. The Aspen Institute is a nonpartisan forum for values-based leadership and the exchange of ideas headquartered in Washington DC, United States. Since 2018, the institute…