Windham-Campbell Prizes

Introducing the 2025 #WindhamCampbellPrizes Recipients 📣 - Sigrid Nunez (United States) – fiction - Anne Enright (Ireland) – fiction - Patricia J. Williams (United States) – nonfiction - Rana Dasgupta (United Kingdom) – nonfiction - Roy Williams (United Kingdom) – drama -…

"Universities are where you encounter all the unpopular opinions that you argue about. If it's unpopular, it should be held out to be condemned, and argued with, but not the object of either physical threat or withdrawal of the ability to support oneself." Patricia J. Williams…

In my life in general, I've been mostly interested in modern art and Western Art. But as I get older, I'm more interested in works that speak to me across a much longer period of time." @byranadasgupta on how art can reflect society’s desires.

“In order to pursue a career as a writer, or any career as a disabled person, I require support with daily living because of the nature of my disability. It’s what facilitates my ability to be a writer and... live on my own terms.” Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibin (@AstroMinx) on how…

“There are some poets where, when you're around them, it's just a relentless and gentle unearthing of truth.” Tongo Eisen-Martin on what he learned from Q.R. Hand Jr’s mentorship.

A first look at our fall issue! New work from @WindhamCampbell recipients past and present—including Anne Enright, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Rana Dasgupta, and Edmund de Waal—plus criticism by Richie Hofmann and Audrey Wollen.

“I never moved very far away from home. . . And I think that actually frees me up a little bit, creatively. I can do what I like because I have that kind of solid basis somewhere behind me." Anne Enright on how rootedness and a sense of belonging has informed her writing.

Episode 4 of the new #WindhamCampbellPrizes x @lithub Podcast series is out now! Speaking with Director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes Michael Kelleher (@pblossomhwy ), Patricia J. Williams examines The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir by historian Martha S. Jones, a…

"When I'm in the other kind of labyrinth, the confusing kind, the kind with monsters out in the world, I can slow things down in my brain. I have imprinted it with a meditation I can access, at the heart of which is peace and all good." Anthony Vahni Capildeo on how mindfulness…

"One of my students in the workshop that I was teaching... made this sketch of me and later sent it to me... I am very fond of this, I think it is a beautiful likeness." Sigrid Nunez recalls keepsake from a student during her last semester of teaching.

"When I was 14 years old, my school friend Paul, got tickets for the FA Cup Final in England at Wembley Stadium... It's a memory I'll never forget." Roy Williams recalls how he felt when he saw his beloved Queens Park Rangers live for the first time in 1982.

“What have you learned from your characters?" Sigrid Nunez and Anne Enright explore how their characters reflect the human condition.

"What is the power of poetry?" Anthony Vanhi Capildeo and Tongo Eisen-Martin on the importance of poetry.

Episode 3 of the new #WindhamCampbellPrizes x @literaryhub Podcast series is out now! Speaking with Director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes Michael Kelleher (@imichaelkelleher), Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini considers Gone Too Far!, Bola Agbaje’s comic, astute play about identity,…

"What can writing accomplish?" Patricia J. Williams and Rana Dasgupta (@byranadasgupta) on the wider resonance of their writing and collective responsibility.

“What have you learned about yourself through writing?" Playwrights Roy Williams and Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini (@AstroMinx) on the power of staying true to yourself.

“What inspires you to write?" Anne Enright and Sigrid Nunez on how imagination informs their writing.

"Where does a poem begin?" Tongo Eisen-Martin and Anthony Vahni Capildeo on how they approach early drafts.

"How do you communicate with readers?" @byranadasgupta and Patricia J. Williams on how they foster a connection with their readers in the wake of contemporary challenges.

Must listen podcasts! @WindhamCampbell Prizes nzpoetryshelf.com/2025/06/19/poe…

Episode 2 of the new #WindhamCampbellPrizes x @lithub Podcast series is out now! Speaking with Director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes Michael Kelleher (@pblossomhwy ), Sigrid Nunez explores The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece of the Jazz Age and the American…