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At a ceremony in New York on October 27, 2005, the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation announced the recipients of this year's Whiting Writers' Awards. The winners --- consisting of emerging writers of exceptional talent and promise --- were chosen by an anonymous committee of established writers, literary scholars and editors, and were given a prize of $40,000 each. They include one playwright, three authors of fiction, five poets, and one who writes both poetry and fiction.
The recipients of the 2005 Whiting Writers' Awards are:
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum (Fiction)
Bynum's first novel, MADELEINE IS SLEEPING, was published by Harcourt in 2004. She lives in Los Angeles.
Thomas Sayers Ellis (Poetry)
Ellis's first book, THE MAVERICK ROOM (Graywolf Press), was published this year. He teaches at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Nell Freudenberger (Fiction)
Freudenberger's collection of stories, LUCKY GIRLS (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2003) won the PEN/Malamud Award. She lives in New York City.
Rinne Groff (Plays)
Groff's play, "The Ruby Sunrise," will open on November 1 at the Public Theater. She teaches at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Ilya Kaminsky (Poetry)
Kaminsky's book, DANCING IN ODESSA, was published this year by Tupelo Press. Born in the former Soviet Union, he now lives in Berkeley.
Seth Kantner (Fiction)
Kantner's first book, ORDINARY WOLVES, was published by Milkweed Editions in 2004. He was born and raised on the Alaskan tundra and lives in Kotzebue.
John Keene (Fiction/Poetry)
Keene's first novel, ANNOTATIONS, was published by New Directions in 1995. A professor at Northwestern University, he lives in Chicago and Jersey City.
Dana Levin (Poetry)
Levin is the author of two books, IN THE SURGICAL THEATRE and WEDDING DAY, both published by Copper Canyon Press. She lives in Santa Fe.
Spencer Reece (Poetry)
Reece's book, THE CLERK'S TALE, was published by Mariner Books in 2004. He lives in Juno Beach, Florida.
Tracy K. Smith (Poetry)
Smith's first collection of poems, THE BODY'S QUESTION, was published by Graywolf in 2003. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
The Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation was established by Flora E. Whiting in 1963, and has endowed fellowships in the Humanities for doctoral candidates in their dissertation year. The Foundation created the Whiting Writers' Awards in 1985 under the direction of Gerald Freund, who led the program until his death in 1997.
To learn more about the Whiting Foundation visit www.whitingfoundation.org.
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