The Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement


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			In 2001, The Kenyon Review Board of Trustees voted to present an annual award that would honor careers of extraordinary literary achievement. The award recognizes authors for their imaginations, the beauty of their art and innovation, and the courage of their uncompromising visions. The 2008 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement will honor Richard Ford on Thursday, November 6, at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City. Tickets are $1,000 per person and include dinner and cocktails, with proceeds benefiting The Kenyon Review. For an invitation, please click below: KRALA Invitation (PDF) KRALA Reply Card (PDF) The Kenyon Review Literary Festival, a weekend of readings, seminars, panels and workshops, follows the award dinner in Gambier, Ohio, and features a keynote presentation by Richard Ford on Saturday, November 8. Prize Recipients 2008 Richard Ford 2007 Margaret Atwood 2006 ian mcewan 2005 roger angell and umberto eco 2004 Seamus Heaney 2003 Joyce Carol Oates 2002 E. L. Doctorow Scenes from the Awards Dinner 2002 November 12, Restaurant Daniel Extras 2002 Roger Rosenblatt's tribute to E.L. Doctorow