"What is the power of poetry?" Anthony Vanhi Capildeo and Tongo Eisen-Martin on the importance of poetry.

“What have you learned from your characters?" Sigrid Nunez and Anne Enright explore how their characters reflect the human condition.

"When I was 14 years old, my school friend Paul, got tickets for the FA Cup Final in England at Wembley Stadium... It's a memory I'll never forget." Roy Williams recalls how he felt when he saw his beloved Queens Park Rangers live for the first time in 1982.

"One of my students in the workshop that I was teaching... made this sketch of me and later sent it to me... I am very fond of this, I think it is a beautiful likeness." Sigrid Nunez recalls keepsake from a student during her last semester of teaching.

"When I'm in the other kind of labyrinth, the confusing kind, the kind with monsters out in the world, I can slow things down in my brain. I have imprinted it with a meditation I can access, at the heart of which is peace and all good." Anthony Vahni Capildeo on how mindfulness

Episode 4 of the new #WindhamCampbellPrizes x Literary Hub Podcast series is out now! Speaking with Director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes Michael Kelleher (Michael Kelleher ), Patricia J. Williams examines The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir by historian Martha S. Jones, a

“I never moved very far away from home. . . And I think that actually frees me up a little bit, creatively. I can do what I like because I have that kind of solid basis somewhere behind me." Anne Enright on how rootedness and a sense of belonging has informed her writing.

"Universities are where you encounter all the unpopular opinions that you argue about. If it's unpopular, it should be held out to be condemned, and argued with, but not the object of either physical threat or withdrawal of the ability to support oneself." Patricia J. Williams

A first look at our fall issue! New work from Windham-Campbell Prizes recipients past and present—including Anne Enright, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Rana Dasgupta, and Edmund de Waal—plus criticism by Richie Hofmann and Audrey Wollen.

“There are some poets where, when you're around them, it's just a relentless and gentle unearthing of truth.” Tongo Eisen-Martin on what he learned from Q.R. Hand Jr’s mentorship.

“In order to pursue a career as a writer, or any career as a disabled person, I require support with daily living because of the nature of my disability. It’s what facilitates my ability to be a writer and... live on my own terms.” Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibin (Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini) on how

In my life in general, I've been mostly interested in modern art and Western Art. But as I get older, I'm more interested in works that speak to me across a much longer period of time." Rana Dasgupta on how art can reflect society’s desires.

Episode 5 of the new #WindhamCampbellPrizes x Literary Hub Podcast series is out now! Speaking with Director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes Michael Kelleher (Michael Kelleher ), Roy Williams discusses Dael Orlandersmith’s play Yellowman, which portrays the racial tensions in the 1960s

Episode 6 of the new #WindhamCampbellPrizes x Literary Hub Podcast series is out now! Speaking with Director of the Windham-Campbell Prizes Michael Kelleher (Michael Kelleher ), Anthony V. Capildeo explores An Interesting Detail, Kimberly Campanello’s poetry collection confronting our

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Join us on Wednesday, 17 September for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Ceremony at the Yale Center for British Art Auditorium for the cornerstone event of the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prizes Festival: the official Prizes Ceremony. This distinguished evening celebrates the achievements

On Thursday, September 18 at 12pm, join us for an intimate conversation on the profound intersections of poetry, faith, and silence with 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize recipient Anthony V. Capildeo. This special event will be moderated by Fr. Albert Robertson OP.

Explore the future of global politics on Thursday, September 18 at 1:30pm with 2025 Windham-Campbell Prize recipient Rana Dasgupta as he discusses his highly anticipated forthcoming book, After Nations. This groundbreaking work delves into the widespread crisis afflicting the