The Center for Women Writers is a literary arts organization based at Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Center for Women Writers was established in 1996, which coincided with the 225th anniversary of the opening of Salem Academy & College. The first director was Annette Allen. In addition to hosting literary arts events, the Center for Women Writers underwrites an annual January Term Writer-in-Residence and manages the International Literary Awards, initially called the National Literary Awards. These awards include the Reynolds Price Short Fiction Award, Rita Dove Poetry Award, and the Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award.

Past winners

Short fiction

2003 - Sheryl Monks

2004 - Jennifer S. Davis

2007 - Bonnie Jo Campbell

2008 - Becky Hagenston

2009 - Jacob Appel

2011 - Colette Sartor

2013 - T.D. Storm

2014 - Bushra Rehman

2015 - Kerry Hill

2016 - JoeAnne Hart

2017 - Jaquira Díaz

2018 - Kristen Gentry

2019- Elizabeth Edelglass

2020- Kanza Javed

Poetry

2004 - Ann Fisher-Wirth

2007 - Mary F. Morris

2008 - Terry Godbey

2009 - Susan Lilley

2010 -

2011 - Susan A. Cohen

2012 -

2013 -

2014 - Joseph Bathanti

2015 - Jaimie Gusman

2016 - J.C. Todd

2017 - Danielle Zaccagnino

2018 - Annie Virginia

2019 - Laura Minor

2020 - Chelsea Bunn

Nonfiction

2003 - Maureen Stanton

2004 - Catherine Rainwater

2007 - M.B. McLatchey

2008 - Pascha A. Stevenson

2009 - Maria Hummel

2010 -

2011 - Mako Yoshikawa

2012 -

2013 -

2014 - Brandel France de Bravo

2015 - Melissa Febos

2016 - Jessica Reidy

2017 - Lisa Locascio

2018 - Eliza Smith

2019 - Jen Soriano

2020 - Maria Isabelle Carlos

See also

List of American literary awards

List of literary awards

References

External links

National Literary Award

American fiction awards

Awards established in 2002

2002 establishments in North Carolina

Salem College

Salem College Center for Women Writers