Windham Campbell Prizes
or Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
Subcategory of Awards — International Awards
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History

Established in 2013 by Sandy M. Campbell in memory of his long-term partner Donald Windham. The prize is awarded through Yale University. According to the prize's website, 'In addition to a citation and award, winners of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes receive an unrestricted grant of $150,000 to support their writing.'

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2020

winner (Non-fiction) Maria Tumarkin

Year: 2019

winner (Drama) Patricia Cornelius

Year: 2017

winner (Poetry) Ali Cobby Eckermann

Year: 2016

winner Helen Garner

Year: 2014

winner Noëlle Janaczewska
VIEW ALL LISTED RECIPIENTS (5)

Works About this Award

Pain of Australia’s ‘Stolen Generation’ Imbues Voice of a Celebrated Poet Charlotte Graham , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The New York Times , 9 September 2017; (p. A6)

'When Ali Cobby Eckermann met her biological mother for the first time at age 34, she did not think her life could be enlarged further, she said. Four years later, in 2001, Ms. Cobby Eckermann was reunited with her son, then 18, who had been taken from her at birth.' (Introduction)
Major Prize to Poet 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 22 March no. 647 2017; (p. 31) 'Winning a $215,000 Windham-Campbell Literary Prize for poetry came as a surprise to Yankunytjatjara/Kokatha woman Ali Cobby Eckerman.'
International Non-fiction Prize for Author Susan Wyndham , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 3 March 2016; (p. 13)
Garner's Court Dramas Find a Happy End Susan Wyndham , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 March 2016; (p. 18)
Helen Garner Learns of $207,000 Literary Prize Win After Checking Junk Email Monica Tan , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 March 2016;
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