Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize

じゃねっとはいでぃんがーかふかしょう

An annual literary award given to book-length prose works by American women writers.

Prose fictionAmerican literary awardLiterary awards honoring women

Established: 1975
Organizer: Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and the Department of English, University of Rochester
Category: General Fiction and Popular Fiction
Selection Method: Selection
Target: Professional
Frequency: 1 per year
Announcement Period: around September
Status: Active

Description

The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize was established in 1975 and is an annual literary award sponsored by the University of Rochester's Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies and Department of English, awarded to American women writers for their "best book-length work of prose fiction." The award was founded in memory of Janet Heidinger Kafka, and winners receive a cash prize (recent information indicates US$15,000).

Prize

Main Prize: Winners receive a cash prize (recent information indicates US$15,000).
Cash Prize: 15,000 USD

Selection

Selection Process

Stage	Judges	Pass Rate	Announcement
Selection	Judging committee by University of Rochester (Susan B. Anthony Institute and Department of English)	—	Announced on the University of Rochester's official website and university press releases

Selection

Judges Judging committee by University of Rochester (Susan B. Anthony Institute and Department of English)

Announcement Announced on the University of Rochester's official website and university press releases

Criteria

Must be a book-length prose fiction work by an American woman (book-length prose fiction)
Comprehensive evaluation of literary quality, originality, expressiveness, structure, etc.
Must be a published book (assumed to have commercial publication or equivalent publication record)

Application Tips

Dos

Confirm eligibility requirements in advance (long-form prose by American women authors)
Clarify publication details (publisher, ISBN, etc.)
Check the latest application guidelines and deadlines on the official website

Don''ts

Do not submit works that do not match the requirements (e.g., translations, short stories only, etc.)
Do not submit application materials with misinformation or deficiencies
Do not ignore the specified format or submission method of the application destination

From Judges

Literary quality and originality are emphasized
The structure and precision of expression in the work are also subjects of evaluation
It is important to adhere to the application requirements (target period, publication requirements, etc.)