Lois Kahn Wallace Writers Award

Established in 1999 by literary agent Lois Kahn Wallace ’57, this award honors and encourages an alumna at the beginning of her career as a writer. It may be awarded every two years, and carries an honorarium for the winner. The first honoree, in 2001, was Erica Wagner ’85, literary editor of The Times of London and author of Gravity, a book of short stories, and Ariel’s Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the Story of "Birthday Letters." In 2004 the award went to Sarah Towers ’88, short story writer, essayist and journalist; and in 2006 it was granted to Marisa Silver ’78, author of No Direction Home: A Novel. Alumnae are encouraged to apply for the award on their own behalf. To apply, please submit four copies of the work of your choice to the Alumnae Office. (The committee meets two or three times per year, plus reading time.)