Jesmyn Ward, a Mississippi author whose academic career includes a stint teaching at the University of South Alabama, has become the youngest person ever to win the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. 👏👏👏
Author Jesmyn Ward is the recipient of the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.Jesmyn Ward, a Mississippi author whose academic career includes a stint teaching at the University of South Alabama, has become the youngest person ever to win the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
“Jesmyn Ward’s literary vision continues to become more expansive and piercing, addressing urgent questions about racism and social injustice being voiced by Americans,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. “Jesmyn’s writing is precise yet magical, and I am pleased to recognize her contributions to literature with this prize.”
The Library describes the award as one that honors “an American literary writer whose body of work is distinguished not only for its mastery of the art but also for its originality of thought and imagination.”