The Harold Washington Literary Award recognizes diverse and stimulating authors who address issues of contemporary life. The award's goal is to present examples to the public of creative uses of the written word.
This prestigious award has been given annually since 1989 by Near South Planning Board.
The Near South Planning Board Salutes
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ART SPIEGELMAN
The 2013 Harold Washington Literary Award Winner
Friday, June 7, 2013
The Union League Club of Chicago
65 West Jackson Boulevard
Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.
Presentation & Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Past Recipients of the HWLA include:
Sara Paretsky (2012)
Edwidge Danticat (2011),
Barbara Ehrenreich (2010),
Dave Eggers (2009),
Scott Turow (2008),
Walter Mosley (2007),
E.L. Doctorow (2006),
Garrison Keillor (2005),
Jules Feiffer (2004),
Margaret Atwood (2003),
Grace Paley (2002),
August Wilson (2001),
John Hope Franklin (2000),
Robert Pinsky (1999),
Joseph Epstein (1998),
Cynthia Ozick (1997),
Isabel Allende (1996),
Doris Kearns Goodwin (1995),
Zbigniew Brzezinski (1994),
Garry Willis (1993),
Ralph Ellison (1992),
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1991),
Saul Bellow, Ray Bradbury, Gwendolyn Brooks, Cyrus Colter, William
Maxwell, Studs Terkel (1990),
Susan Sontag (1989).
