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Hamid Wins Aspen Words Literary Prize

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid was named the winner of the inaugural 2017 Aspen Words Literary Prize, a $35,000 award for a work of fiction with

BY Institute Staff

06.18.2018
Literature

The Voices You Live with

Tracy K. Smith discusses poetry, life, and language.

BY Institute Staff

06.07.2018
Literature

10 Books for Summer Reading

A guide from Aspen Words on novels, memoirs, and more you can dive into.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

05.25.2018
Literature

How Mohsin Hamid Brought the Refugee Crisis to Life

Hamid's novel 'Exit West' is the winner of the inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

04.23.2018
Literature

Luis Alberto Urrea on the Power of Family

Author Luis Alberto Urrea talks about his book, "The House of Broken Angels."

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

04.11.2018
Literature

Mohsin Hamid Wins the Aspen Words Literary Prize

Mohsin Hamid is the author of "Exit West" and the first recipient of the $35,000 prize for a book with social impact.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

04.10.2018
Literature

Zinzi Clemmons on Transforming Loss

Clemmons is nominated for the first Aspen Words Literary Prize.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

04.09.2018
Literature

Runaway Slave: A Story of Triumph, Survival & Resistance

Historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar chronicled the story of Ona Judge in her book, Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

03.28.2018
Literature

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on Writing for the Love of Words

The Aspen Words Literary Prize nominee discusses the personal story behind her debut novel.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

03.08.2018
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