Windham Campbell Prize
The Windham Campbell Prizes is a global English-language award that calls attention to literary achievements and provides writers with the opportunity to focus on their work independent of financial concerns. Donald Windham, who inherited his fortune from Sandy Campbell, left his estate to Yale University to establish the Windham-Campbell Prizes. In addition to recognition and an unrestricted grant of $175,000 from the Beinecke Library, winners of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes receive a leather-bound original prize which I produce for Yale.
Below are the prizes given to the 2024 recipients along with this year’s monetary gift, each including an original drawing by myself. They are engraved with the citation and calligraphied by Rebecca Wild and bound by Stephanie Gibbs. Original design is by Sarah Horowitz and Rory Sparks with calligraphy by Marilyn Zornado. Carolina Veenstra was the binder from 2017-23.
Photos by Stephanie Gibbs, bookbinder; Awardee photos by Beowulf Sheehan
