Member Awards and Achievements Lauren Groff Named Finalist for Joyce Carol Oates Prize March 11, 2022 Share on Twitter (opens in a new tab) on Facebook (opens in a new tab) on Linkedin (opens in a new tab) via email Lauren Groff’s Matrix was named a finalist for the 2022 Joyce Carol Oates Prize, which comes with a $50,000 award for a mid-career author of fiction “who has earned an extraordinarily distinguished reputation and garnered the widespread appeal of readers.”