"It is like two bald men fighting over a comb."
Jorge Luis Borges on the Falklands war.
| William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters |
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"Established in 1925, the Howells Medal, named after Williams Dean Howells (1837-1920), is given once every five years in recognition of the most distinguished American novel published during that period." Five of the awards were given in recognition of a body of work, rather than for a particular novel, but since 1955 every award has been made for a particular novel.
The Latest winner of the Howells Medal is featured below along with a complete list of all past winners of the medal. We also provide a link to our index of all book awards featured on Happy Dead Trees. The Latest Winner of the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters 2005 - Shirley Hazzard for The Great Fire [2010 award will be announced in 2010]
All past Winners of the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters 1925 - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (Not given for a particular work.)
1930 - Willa Cather for Death Comes for the Archbishop
1935 - Pearl S. Buck for The Good Earth 1940 - Ellen Glasgow (Not given for a particular work.)
1945 - Book Tarkington (Not given for a particular work.)
1950 - William Faulkner (Not given for a particular work.)
1955 - Eudora Welty for The Ponder Heart
1960 - James Gould Cozzens for By Love Possessed
1965 - John Cheever for The Wapshot Chronicle
1970 - William Styron for The Confessions of Nat Turner
1975 - Thomas Pynchon for Gravity's Rainbow (He refused the award.)
1980 - William Maxwell for So Long, See You Tomorrow
1985 - No Award
1990 - E. L. Doctorow for Billy Bathgate
1995 - John Updike for Rabbit at Rest
2000 - Don DeLillo for Underworld
2005 - Shirley Hazzard for The Great Fire
2010 - Will be awarded in 2010
The Official Website of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
(Visit our Book Awards Index for a complete list of the dozens of book awards listed on Happy Dead Trees.)
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