2023 Recipient
Abraham Verghese

The Sun Valley Writers’ Conference is pleased to announce that its 2023 Writer in the World Prize will be awarded to Abraham Verghese, in recognition of his contributions to literature and medicine and our understanding of the profound link between healing, the humanities, and storytelling.

Established and funded anonymously by the board members of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, the $20,000 prize “recognizes a writer whose life’s work embodies a rare combination of literary talent and moral imagination, helping us to better understand the world and our place in it.”

Congratulations to this healer, humanist, and storyteller.

ABOUT THIS AUTHOR

An author and physician, Verghese is also a professor at Stanford University, where he is vice-chair in the department of medicine and director of PRESENCE, a research center exploring the art and science of human connection. In 2011, Verghese was elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, and in 2016, President Obama honored him with a National Humanities Medal. Verghese is well-respected worldwide, as much for his writing as for his empathetic and innovative approach to medicine.

SEE HIS SVWC 2023 TALK & AWARD CEREMONY

SATURDAY, JULY 22 AT 5:15pm  |  SUN VALLEY PAVILION  |  SUN VALLEY, IDAHO

Verghese will be speaking at the 2023 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference and accepting his award on July 22.

While single event tickets to this talk have sold out, you can still watch for free from the Pavilion lawn if you are in Sun Valley, Idaho with us. If not, you can register to livestream the event for free from anywhere in the world.