The Norman Mailer Prize or Mailer Prize was an American literary award established in 2009 by the Norman Mailer Center and The Norman Mailer Writers Colony to celebrate writers and their works.The Mailer Prize , official website. Norman Mailer was a 20th-century American author. Prizes were given in the years 2009–2015, after which the Norman Mailer Center ceased its activities.
Honorees
2009 Lifetime Achievement: Toni Morrison Distinguished Journalism: David Halberstam
2010 Lifetime Achievement: Orhan Pamuk Lifetime Achievement in Magazine Publishing: Jann Wenner Distinguished Journalism and Humanitarianism: Ruth Gruber
2011 Lifetime Achievement: Elie Wiesel Distinguished Writing: Arundhati Roy Distinguished Journalism: Gay Talese Biography: Keith Richards, Life
2012 Lifetime Achievement: Joyce Carol Oates Distinguished Publishing: Barnet Lee Rosset, Jr. Biography: Robert A. Caro
2013 Lifetime Achievement: Maya Angelou Distinguished Writing: Junot Díaz Distinguished Journalism: Michael Hastings
2014 Lifetime Achievement: Don DeLillo Distinguished Magazine Publishing: Katrina vanden Heuvel Distinguished Poetry: Billy Collins
2015 Lifetime Achievement: Salman Rushdie
References
External links The Mailer Prize, official website.