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The Dana Award is a literary award presented in short fiction, poetry and novels.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It was founded in 1996 by literature professor and poet Mary Elizabeth Parker with the financial backing of Michael Dana.[8] The competition is based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The judges for the competition include Scottish novelist Margot Livesey.[citation needed]
Notable recipients include Michael Pritchett, Danielle Trussoni, Tina Chang, and Stephen Lovely.
Past winners
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edit- 1996 – Ellen B. Coggeshall for The Rabies Tree
- 1997 – Jennifer Natalya Fink for The Mikveh Queen
- 1998 – Owen Goodwyne
- 1999 – Joette Hayashigawa
- 2000 – Michael Pritchett for The Final Effort of the Archer
- 2001 – Danielle Trussoni for Tunnel Rat
- 2002 – BK Loren for Thicker Than Water
- 2003 – Tatjana Soli for The Lotus Eaters
- 2004 – Stephen Lovely for Irreplaceable
- 2005 – Paul Graham for A Trained Voice
- 2006 – Harvey Grossinger for The Caretaker’s Niece
- 2007 – Thad Nodine for Going Home
- 2008 – Rebecca Berg for Julio's Ghost
- 2009 – Tippets Jensen for The Good Deed
- 2010 – Patrick E. Horrigan for Portraits at an Exhibition
- 2011 – Sean Murphy for Wilson's Way
- 2012 – Scott Lambridis for The Many Raymond Days
- 2013 – N.S. Keonings for Goatsong
- 2014 – Boman Desai for The Elephant Graveyard
- 2015 – Nancy Swan for Escalante Moon
- 2016 – Misha Rai for Blood We Did Not Spill
Short fiction
edit- 1999 – Jacob M. Appel
- 2000 – Robert C. Goodwin
- 2001 – Laren Stover
- 2003 – Alma Garcia
- 2004 – Glori Simmons
- 2005 – Catherine Gentile
- 2006 – Paula W. Peterson
- 2007 – Deanne Lundin
- 2008 – Patricia Brieschke
- 2009 – Matthew Pitt
- 2010 – Nicole Louise Reid
- 2011 – Rebecca Givens Rolland
- 2012 – Paul Hastings
- 2013 – Skye Anicca
- 2014 – BD Feil
- 2015 – Brenda Peynado
- 2016 – Allison Alsup
Poetry
edit- 1996 – Tina Chang
- 1997 – Sandra Stone
- 1999 – Catherine M. Stearns
- 2000 – K.E. Allen
- 2001 – Ronald G. Wardall
- 2002 – Laura-Gray Street
- 2003 – Simeon Berry
- 2004 – Evan Oakley
- 2005 – Sam Witt
- 2006 – Camille Dungy
- 2007 – Sandra Stone
- 2008 – Allen Braden
- 2009 – Jeanne Marie Beaumont
- 2010 – Julie Weber
- 2011 – Jeannie Gambill
- 2012 – Tom Daley
- 2013 – Brandi George
- 2014 – John Blair
- 2015 – Rachel Dilworth
- 2016 – Mark Wagenaar
Essay
edit- 2011 – Peter Selgin
See also
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edit- ^ Poets & Writers, September/October 1997
- ^ Greensboro News & Record October 1, 2000
- ^ Greensboro News & Record September 24, 2000
- ^ Greensboro News & Record October 27, 2002
- ^ Greensboro News & Record October 24, 1999
- ^ Sabo, Elma. Literary Notes, News & Record (Greensboro, NC), October 30, 2005
- ^ Writers Notebook, Winston-Salem Journal, October 26, 2003
- ^ Poets & Writers, September/October 2000