Industry & Advocacy News
April 19, 2024
The Authors Guild extends its warmest congratulations to the 2024 Guggenheim Fellows in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, U.S. history, and biography, including Guild members Emma Straub, Jonathan Alter, and Thomas Beller. This prestigious award recognizes the recipients’ exceptional achievements and promise in the literary arts, placing them among a distinguished group of artistic creators working across various disciplines.
As Edward Hirsch, president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, said in their press release, “The Guggenheim Fellowship is a celebrated investment in the lives and careers of visionaries who are generating new possibilities and pathways across the broader culture.” The 2024 fellows embody this spirit through the innovative and exciting projects they are working on. FictionCamille Bordas Jamel Brinkley Emma Cline Laird Hunt Julia Phillips Kirstin Valdez Quade Emma Straub Justin Torres
General Nonfiction Jonathan Alter Thomas Beller Jefferson Cowie David Mura Beth Nguyen Jennifer Raff Sonia Shah Christina Sharpe Adam Shatz James Wood
Poetry Kaveh Akbar Jos Charles Elaine Equi Vievee Francis Airea D. Matthews Robyn Schiff Safiya Sinclair Tracy K. Smith Mai Der Vang
Translation Ryan Bloom
U.S. History Ned Blackhawk Elizabeth Hinton Christina Snyder
Biography Nicholas Frankel
The Authors Guild commends the Guggenheim Foundation for recognizing the immense talent and potential of these remarkable writers. We eagerly anticipate the groundbreaking work that will emerge from their fellowship year and the lasting impact their projects will have on the literary landscape.
See the full list of 2024 fellows here.
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