Congratulations to the 2020 Windham Campbell Prize winners!

Eight authors just received the pleasantly shocking news of a lifetime.

The 2020 Windham Campbell Prize, which divides $1.32 million among its winners, was announced yesterday.

And unlike other literary prizes, the recipients have no idea they’re under consideration until they’re told that they’ve won.

Congratulations to the following writers!

• Nonfiction: Maria Tumarkin and Anne Boyer

• Drama: Aleshea Harris and Julia Cho

• Fiction: Yiyun Li and Namwali Serpell

• Poetry: Bhanu Kapil and Jonah Mixon-Webster

See why each recipient was chosen on the Windham Campbell Prize page, and check out their websites to learn more about them.