Dayton Literary Peace Prize

でいとんぶんがくへいわしょう

An annual American literary award for adult fiction and nonfiction that recognizes the power of the written word to promote peace.

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Established: 2006
Organizer: Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
Category: Nonfiction and Documentary Literature
Selection Method: Recommendation
Target: Professional
Frequency: 1 per year
Application Deadline: around March
Announcement Period: around October
Status: Active

Description

Established in 2006. Awarded to adult fiction and nonfiction published in the past year that deepen understanding of others' cultures, religions, and political views. Each category winner receives $10,000 in cash. Established as a derivative of the Dayton Peace Prize, with the ceremony mainly held in Dayton, Ohio in the fall. Since 2011, the former Lifetime Achievement Award has been renamed the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award (honorarium $10,000).

Prize

Main Prize: Cash prizes awarded to winners in the fiction and nonfiction categories respectively ($10,000).
Cash Prize: 10,000 USD

Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award (Honor Award - honorarium $10,000)
Formerly awarded Lifetime Achievement (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Recognition and promotion opportunities at the award ceremony

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Nomination / Recommendation	Recommendations by publishers and related parties, and candidate curation by the secretariat	—	After internal candidate curation, proceeds to review by the selection committee
Finalist Selection	Selection Committee (writers, critics, scholars, etc.)	—	Finalists announced on the official website and press releases
Winner Determination and Award Ceremony	Selection Committee	—	Winners announced at the award ceremony and officially notified (every fall)

Nomination / Recommendation

Judges Recommendations by publishers and related parties, and candidate curation by the secretariat

Announcement After internal candidate curation, proceeds to review by the selection committee

Finalist Selection

Judges Selection Committee (writers, critics, scholars, etc.)

Announcement Finalists announced on the official website and press releases

Winner Determination and Award Ceremony

Judges Selection Committee

Announcement Winners announced at the award ceremony and officially notified (every fall)

Criteria

The power of the written word to promote peace
Content that deepens understanding of others' cultures, religions, and political views
Literary quality (style, structure, insight)
Adult fiction or nonfiction
Target works are principally published within the past year

Application Tips

Dos

Confirm eligibility in advance (adult fiction/nonfiction published in the past year)
Confirm recommendation procedures through publishers or related organizations
Clearly indicate in the summary how the work contributes to understanding others and promoting peace
Always check the latest guidelines and deadlines (if applicable) on the official website

Don''ts

Do not submit works that do not meet the entry requirements
Do not only promote works biased toward political propaganda or discriminatory expressions
Do not ignore the guidelines and submit with incorrect format or method

From Judges

Please focus on and demonstrate how the theme contributes to 'understanding others'
Emphasis on writing quality (expression, structure, insight) and depiction of humanity
It is important to convey the work's internationality, universality, and impact on readers

Related Awards

Dayton Peace Prize
Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award (Special Award of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize)
International Literary Prizes (Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, National Book Award, etc.)