Windham-Campbell Prizes and Literary Festival

The Windham-Campbell Prizes at Yale University call attention to literary achievement and provide writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns. Each year, eight writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama receive and unrestricted award of $165,000 and participate in an on campus or online virtual festival. The festival takes place in September and features a keynote address by a distinguished writer.