Whiting Foundation
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The Whiting Foundation provides support for writers, editors, educators, and the librarians and archivists who preserve our shared cultural heritage. www.whiting.org
"That is the great miracle of this work. Words weigh nothing, and yet they make everything occur."
We are so thankful to Ocean Vuong, who gave the keynote speech at the 2025 Whiting Awards in April. Read his full speech via @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/ocean-vuong-...
We are so thankful to Ocean Vuong, who gave the keynote speech at the 2025 Whiting Awards in April. Read his full speech via @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/ocean-vuong-...
June 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"That is the great miracle of this work. Words weigh nothing, and yet they make everything occur."
We are so thankful to Ocean Vuong, who gave the keynote speech at the 2025 Whiting Awards in April. Read his full speech via @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/ocean-vuong-...
We are so thankful to Ocean Vuong, who gave the keynote speech at the 2025 Whiting Awards in April. Read his full speech via @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/ocean-vuong-...
Congratulations to Ocean Vuong (Whiting Award 2016), whose new novel THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS is out today from @penguinpress.bsky.social!
Buy the book, and read more work by Vuong on our website: www.whiting.org/new-books
Buy the book, and read more work by Vuong on our website: www.whiting.org/new-books
May 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Congratulations to Ocean Vuong (Whiting Award 2016), whose new novel THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS is out today from @penguinpress.bsky.social!
Buy the book, and read more work by Vuong on our website: www.whiting.org/new-books
Buy the book, and read more work by Vuong on our website: www.whiting.org/new-books
Congratulations to @shubhasunder.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Congratulations to @shubhasunder.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
Congratulations to Claire Luchette, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Congratulations to Claire Luchette, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
Congratulations to @samuelkolawole.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Congratulations to @samuelkolawole.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
Congratulations to Emil Ferris, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction!
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www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Congratulations to Emil Ferris, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction!
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Congratulations to Elwin Cotman, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Congratulations to Elwin Cotman, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
Congratulations to Liza Birkenmeier, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Drama! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Congratulations to Liza Birkenmeier, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Drama! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
Congratulations to Sofi Thanhauser, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Nonfiction!
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April 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Congratulations to Sofi Thanhauser, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Nonfiction!
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Congratulations to Aisha Sabatini Sloan, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Nonfiction!
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April 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Congratulations to Aisha Sabatini Sloan, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Nonfiction!
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Congratulations to @akwenstrup.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Poetry! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Congratulations to @akwenstrup.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Poetry! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
Congratulations to @karismaprice.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Poetry! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Congratulations to @karismaprice.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Poetry! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
We can't wait to share the names of the 2025 Whiting Award winners! Keep an eye out for the announcement of this year's recipients at 7pm on Wednesday, April 9.
April 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We can't wait to share the names of the 2025 Whiting Award winners! Keep an eye out for the announcement of this year's recipients at 7pm on Wednesday, April 9.
On 3/6, join the Whiting Foundation at our 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant info session! Learn more about the grant (deadline 4/23) and ask our staff your questions. Find the registration link and more info about the application here: www.whiting.org/writers/crea...
February 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
On 3/6, join the Whiting Foundation at our 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant info session! Learn more about the grant (deadline 4/23) and ask our staff your questions. Find the registration link and more info about the application here: www.whiting.org/writers/crea...
On 2/19, join the Whiting Foundation at our 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant info session! Learn more about the grant (deadline 4/23) and ask our staff your questions. Find the registration link and more info about the application here: whiting.org/writers/crea...
February 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
On 2/19, join the Whiting Foundation at our 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant info session! Learn more about the grant (deadline 4/23) and ask our staff your questions. Find the registration link and more info about the application here: whiting.org/writers/crea...
Applications for the 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant are now open! Writers with books under contract in Canada, the UK, and the US are eligible to apply. Up to ten winners will receive $40,000 each.
Find out more here: whiting.org/writers/crea...
Find out more here: whiting.org/writers/crea...
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Applications for the 2025 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant are now open! Writers with books under contract in Canada, the UK, and the US are eligible to apply. Up to ten winners will receive $40,000 each.
Find out more here: whiting.org/writers/crea...
Find out more here: whiting.org/writers/crea...
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant! Learn more about their groundbreaking and original books in progress and read excerpts from their work on our website: www.whiting.org/writers/chap...
December 12, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant! Learn more about their groundbreaking and original books in progress and read excerpts from their work on our website: www.whiting.org/writers/chap...
Congratulations to Nadim Roberts, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book THE HIGHWAY! Read more about his work here: www.whiting.org/content/nadi...
December 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Congratulations to Nadim Roberts, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book THE HIGHWAY! Read more about his work here: www.whiting.org/content/nadi...
Congratulations to @hzeavin.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book ALL FREUD’S CHILDREN: A STORY OF INHERITANCE! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/hann...
December 10, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Congratulations to @hzeavin.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book ALL FREUD’S CHILDREN: A STORY OF INHERITANCE! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/hann...
Congratulations to Ronald Williams II, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book BLACK EMBASSY: TRANSAFRICA AND THE STRUGGLE FOR FOREIGN POLICY JUSTICE! Read more about his work here: www.whiting.org/content/rona...
December 10, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Congratulations to Ronald Williams II, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book BLACK EMBASSY: TRANSAFRICA AND THE STRUGGLE FOR FOREIGN POLICY JUSTICE! Read more about his work here: www.whiting.org/content/rona...
Congratulations to @historianheather.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book FEAR AND FURY: BERNHARD GOETZ AND THE REBIRTH OF WHITE VIGILANTISM IN AMERICA! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/heat...
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Congratulations to @historianheather.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book FEAR AND FURY: BERNHARD GOETZ AND THE REBIRTH OF WHITE VIGILANTISM IN AMERICA! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/heat...
Congratulations to @emily-ogden.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book FRAILTIES: HOW POE HELPS US LIVE WITH OURSELVES! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/emil...
December 10, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Congratulations to @emily-ogden.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book FRAILTIES: HOW POE HELPS US LIVE WITH OURSELVES! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/emil...
Congratulations to @hettieobrien.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book DIMINISHING RETURNS! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/hett...
December 10, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Congratulations to @hettieobrien.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book DIMINISHING RETURNS! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/hett...
Congratulations to Sarah Esther Maslin, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book NOTHING STAYS BURIED: TRAUMA, TRUTH, AND ONE TOWN’S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE IN THE AFTERMATH OF A MASSACRE! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/sara...
December 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations to Sarah Esther Maslin, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book NOTHING STAYS BURIED: TRAUMA, TRUTH, AND ONE TOWN’S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE IN THE AFTERMATH OF A MASSACRE! Read more about her work here: www.whiting.org/content/sara...
Congratulations to @arunkundnani.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book I RISE IN FIRE: H. RAP BROWN, JAMIL AL-AMIN, AND THE LONG REVOLUTION! Read more about his work here: www.whiting.org/content/arun...
December 10, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Congratulations to @arunkundnani.bsky.social, recipient of a 2024 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant for the book I RISE IN FIRE: H. RAP BROWN, JAMIL AL-AMIN, AND THE LONG REVOLUTION! Read more about his work here: www.whiting.org/content/arun...