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'''Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction''' (formerly the '''Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction''' and '''Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction''') is an annual book award presented by the [[Librarian of Congress]] each year at the [[National Book Festival]].
It was established in 2009 as a lifetime achievement award, although the first award was presented in 2008. In 2008, the Library of Congress was inspired to award [[Herman Wouk]] with a lifetime achievement award in the writing of fiction.<ref name=urschel>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/15-045.html |title=Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Awarded to Louise Erdrich |work=Library of Congress |author=Donna Urschel |date=March 17, 2015 |accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref> That honor inspired the Library to grant subsequent fiction-writing awards, beginning with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction from 2009–2012.<ref name=urschel/> Beginning in 2013, the award was renamed to the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
==Honorees==
; As the Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction
* 2008 [[Herman Wouk]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/about/awards-and-honors/fiction-prize/herman-wouk/ |title=Herman Wouk - Fiction Prize  |publisher=Library of Congress |author= |date= |accessdate=March 19, 2015}}</ref>
; As the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction
* 2009 [[John Grisham]]<ref name=loccahome>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/about/awards-and-honors/national-book-festival-creative-achievement-award/ |title=Awards & Honors: Creative Achievement Award |publisher=Library of Congress |author= |date= |accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref>
* 2010 [[Isabel Allende]]<ref name=loccahome/>
* 2011 [[Toni Morrison]]<ref name=loccahome/>
* 2012 [[Philip Roth]]<ref name=loccahome/>
;As the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
*2013 [[Don DeLillo]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Husna|last=Haq |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0425/Don-DeLillo-becomes-first-writer-to-receive-the-Library-of-Congress-Prize-for-American-Fiction |title=Don DeLillo becomes first writer to receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction |work=[[Christian Science Monitor]] |date=2013-04-25 |accessdate=2013-11-23}}</ref><ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news|first=Ron|last=Charles |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/don-delillo-is-first-recipient-of-library-of-congress-prize-for-american-fiction/2013/04/24/ae1ff5f8-acd5-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html |title=Don DeLillo is first recipient of Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=April 25, 2013|accessdate=2013-11-23}}</ref>
*2014 [[E. L. Doctorow]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Alison|last=Flood|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/17/el-doctorow-library-of-congress-prize-american-fiction?CMP=twt_fd|title=EL Doctorow wins Library of Congress prize for American fiction|work=The Guardian|date=April 17, 2014|accessdate=December 19, 2014}}</ref>
*2015 [[Louise Erdrich]]<ref name=urschel/><ref name=alter>{{cite web |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/louise-erdrich-wins-library-of-congress-award |title=Louise Erdrich Wins Library of Congress Award |work=[[New York Times]] |first=Alexandra|last=Alter |date=March 17, 2015 |accessdate=March 18, 2015}}</ref>
*2016 [[Marilynne Robinson]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2016/16-058.html|title = Fiction Prize to Marilynne Robinson {{!}} News Releases - Library of Congress|date = 2016-01-01|website = www.loc.gov|access-date = 2016-04-02}}</ref>
*2017 [[Denis Johnson]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-099/prize-for-american-fiction-to-be-awarded-posthumously-to-denis-johnson/2017-07-11/ |title=Prize for American Fiction to Be Awarded Posthumously to Denis Johnson  |work=loc.gov |first=Jennifer|last=Gavin |date=July 11, 2017 |accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref>
* 2018 [[Annie Proulx]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Book World Editors|title=Annie Proulx wins Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/annie-proulx-wins-library-of-congress-prize-for-american-fiction/2018/05/01/fb6b3da6-4ca1-11e8-84a0-458a1aa9ac0a_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 3, 2018|accessdate=May 3, 2018}}</ref>
* 2019 [[Richard Ford]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2019/05/16/maine-author-richard-ford-wins-library-of-congress-prize-for-american-fiction |title=Maine author Richard Ford wins lifetime achievement award from Library of Congress |work=[[Portland Press Herald]] |first=Ray|last=Routhier |date=May 16, 2019 |accessdate=May 28, 2019}}</ref>
* 2020 [[Colson Whitehead]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/4fc8d3ae9e4496326a163c4c3d2344ee|title=Library of Congress to honor author Colson Whitehead|work=AP News|date=July 13, 2020|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
* 2021 [[Joy Williams (American writer)|Joy Williams]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/06/joy-williams-wins-2021-prize-for-american-fiction/|title=Joy Williams Wins 2021 Prize for American Fiction &#124; Library of Congress Blog|date=30 June 2021}}</ref>
* 2022 [[Jesmyn Ward]]
* 2023 [[George Saunders]]<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Knobel |first1=Leah |title=George Saunders to Receive 2023 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction |url=https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/george-saunders-to-receive-2023-library-of-congress-prize-for-american-fiction/s/798b8d9d-93d7-4151-82d3-3531984fbf99 |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=[[Library of Congress]] |location=[[Washington, D.C.]] |date=6 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tucker |first1=Neely |title=George Saunders Accepts the Library's Prize for American Fiction |work=Timeless |url=https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2023/08/george-saunders-accepts-the-librarys-prize-for-american-fiction/ |access-date=20 August 2023 |publisher=[[The Library of Congress]] |date=15 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Loughlin |first1=Wendy S. |title=George Saunders Honored With Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2023/07/11/george-saunders-honored-with-library-of-congress-prize-for-american-fiction/ |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=[[Syracuse University News]] |date=11 July 2023}}</ref>
* 2024 [[James McBride (writer)|James McBride]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.loc.gov/about/awards-and-honors/fiction-prize/ Fiction Prize], official website
[[Category:Literary awards honoring lifetime achievement]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Awards established in 2009]]
[[Category:American literary awards]]