Writer in the World Prize

2025 Recipient
To Be Announced Soon. . .

The surprise recipient of the 2025 Writer in the World Prize will be revealed soon . . . stay tuned to your email for updates!

 

Sun Valley Writers' Conference Writer in the World Prize

About the Writer in the World Prize

The Writer in the World Prize is a $20,000 award established by the board members of the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. The prize recognizes a writer whose work expresses a rare combination of literary talent and moral imagination, helping us to better understand the world and our place in it.

 

 

PAST PRIZE RECIPIENTS

Barry Lopez — 2021
Abraham Verghese — 2023
Margaret Atwood — 2024

The SVWC Experience