American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces Recipients of 2019 Literature Awards

Seventeen writers across the genres of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and children's literature are the recipients of awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. "The literature prizes, totaling $220,000, honor both established and emerging writers," the press release states. "This year’s award committee members were Henri Cole, John Guare, Amy Hempel, Jayne Anne Phillips, and Joy Williams."

Poets awarded included Eileen Myles, Aracelis Girmay, D.A. Powell, and John Keene:

Arts and Letters Awards in Literature
Eight Arts and Letters Awards in Literature of $10,000 each honor exceptional accomplishment in any genre.
EILEEN MYLES

Addison M. Metcalf Award
$10,000 to a young writer of great promise.
ARACELIS GIRMAY

John Updike Award
$20,000 to a writer whose work has demonstrated consistent excellence.
D. A. POWELL

Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award
$20,000 to a writer whose work merits recognition for the quality of its prose style.
JOHN KEENE

The rest of the winners at Arts and Letters.