The William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition is one of America's leading literary competitions and has been presenting awards in fiction, nonfiction and poetry since 1993."Authoring a revival; Festivals take New Orleans back to its literary..." Washington Times Dec. 12,200 The competition is named after the Faulkner Society’s namesake, novelist William Faulkner, and William Wisdom of New Orleans, a literary scholar known for his collection of William Faulkner memorabilia. The event is sponsored by the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society of New Orleans.Larson, Susan. "The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society presents its creative writing stars" New Orleans Times-Picayune Nov. 5, 2006 The contest draws celebrity literary judges, and regular participants have included John Biguenet, Stuart Dybek and Bret Lott.Boston Globe, Sept.14, 1997
The award has been instrumental in launching the careers of many emerging writers, including Moira Crone,Gary Krist, The New York Times, October 29, 1995 Julia Glass,Julia Glass' triptych story about love and desire, Chicago Tribune, May 26, 2002 Jacob M. Appel, Lynn Stegner,Review at New West and Rob Magnuson Smith.
Recent winners
Recent prize winners include:
2014 Winners Novel: Kitchens of the Great Midwest, J. Ryan Stradal, Los Angeles Narrative Non-Fiction Book: Shakespeare’s Royal Bastard, Lawrence Wells, Oxford, Mississippi Novella: Give Me You, Kay Sloan, Cincinnati Novel in Progress: All of the Lights, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, New Orleans
2013 Winners Novel: The Ambassador’s Wife Jennifer Steil, La Paz, Bolivia Narrative Non-Fiction Book: Paradise Misplaced (Published under Beginner’s Guide to Paradise) Alex Sheshunoff, Ojai, California Novella: The Amazing Mr. Morality Jacob Appel, New York City Novel in Progress: Trespass Sharon Thatcher, Boise, Idaho
See also List of American literary awards List of literary awards
Notes
External links Faulkner-Wisdom Competition The Times-Picayune, New Orleans Faulkner-Wisdom 2014 Finalists