The Drue Heinz Literature Prize is a major American literary award for short fiction in the English language.

This prize of the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States was initiated in 1981 by Drue Heinz and developed by Frederick A. Hetzel. It has recognized and supported writers of short fiction and made their work available to readers around the world.

The award is open to writers who have published a book-length collection of fiction or at least three short stories or novellas in commercial magazines or literary journals. Manuscripts are judged anonymously by nationally known writers; past judges have included Robert Penn Warren, Joyce Carol Oates, Raymond Carver, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Michael Chabon, Frank Conroy, Richard Ford, John Edgar Wideman, Nadine Gordimer, and Rick Moody. The prize carries a cash award of $15,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press. The winner is announced in February of each year.

Winners

Pulitzer Prize winner and University of Pittsburgh alumnus Michael Chabon served as the senior judge in 2004.
YearWinning AuthorTitleSenior Judge
1981David BosworthThe Death of DescartesRobert Penn Warren
1982Robley WilsonDancing for MenRaymond Carver
1983Jonathan PennerPrivate PartiesWright Morris
1984Randall SilvisThe Luckiest Man in the WorldJoyce Carol Oates
1985W. D. WetherellThe Man Who Loved LevittownMax Apple
1986Rick DeMarinisUnder The WheatAlison Lurie
1987Ellen HunnicuttIn the Music LibraryNadine Gordimer
1988Reginald McKnightMoustapha's EclipseMargaret Atwood
1989Maya SonenbergCartographiesRobert Coover
1990Rick HillisLimbo RiverRussell Banks
1991Elizabeth GraverHave You Seen Me?Richard Ford
1992Jane McCaffertyDirector of the World and Other StoriesJohn Edgar Wideman
1993Stewart O'NanIn The Walled CityTobias Wolff
1994Jennifer CornellDeparturesAlice McDermott
1995Geoffrey BeckerDangerous MenCharles Baxter
1996Edith PearlmanVaquita and Other StoriesRosellen Brown
1997Katherine VazFado and Other StoriesGeorge Garrett
1998Barbara CroftNecessary FictionsBharati Mukherjee
1999Lucy HonigThe Truly Needy and Other StoriesCharles Johnson
2000Adria BernardiIn the Gathering WoodsFrank Conroy
2001Brett Ellen BlockDestination KnownC. Michael Curtis
2002John BlairAmerican StandardElizabeth Hardwick
2003Suzanne GreenbergSpeed-Walk and Other StoriesRick Moody
2004Darrell SpencerBring Your Legs with YouMichael Chabon
2005David Harris EbenbachBetween CamelotsStewart O'Nan
2006Todd James PierceNewsworldJoan Didion
2007Kirk NessetParadise RoadHilary Masters
2008Anthony VaralloOut LoudScott Turow
2009Anne SanowTriple TimeAnn Patchett
2010Tina May HallThe Physics of Imaginary ObjectsRenata Adler
2011Shannon CainThe Necessity of Certain BehaviorsAlice Mattison
2012Beth BosworthThe Source of Life and Other StoriesSven Birkerts[1]
2013Anthony WallaceThe Old PriestAmy Hempel[2]
2014Kent NelsonThe Spirit Bird: Short StoriesDavid Guterson
2015Leslie PietrzykThe Angel on My ChestJill McCorkle
2016Melissa YancyDog YearsRichard Russo
2017William WallThe IslandsDavid Gates
2018Brad FelverThe Dogs of DetroitLynne Sharon Schwartz
2019 Kate WiselDriving in Cars with Homeless MenMin Jin Lee
2020 Caroline KimThe Prince of Mournful Thoughts and Other StoriesAlexander Chee
2021 Joanna Pearson[3] Now You Know It All Edward P. Jones
2022 Ramona ReevesIt Falls Gently All Around and Other StoriesElizabeth Graver
2023 Kelly Sather[4] Small in Real Life[5] Deesha Philyaw

References

  • Wideman, John Edgar, ed. (2001). 20: The Best of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-4170-8.
  1. ↑ "2012 Drue Heinz Literature Prize awarded to Brooklyn author" (PDF) (Press release). University of Pittsburgh Press. February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Tony Wallace Awarded Drue Heinz Literature Prize". Boston University. February 1, 2013. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "N.C. psychiatrist wins Drue Heinz Prize from Pitt Press". utimes. December 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "The University of Pittsburgh Press announced its literature and poetry prize winners". University of Pittsburgh. February 15, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ "California writer's stories of Hollywood's grit and glitter win Drue Heinz Prize". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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