Literature

Words, sentences, and stories can lead to shifts in consciousness, to action and to change.

Renowned poets (and friends) Jericho Brown, a 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner, and Ada Limón, a 2018 National Critics Circle Award winner, spoke as part of the Winter Words speaker series.

On April 16, 2020, Christy Lefteri was named winner of the Aspen Words Literary Prize for her novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo.

Artistic Director of Shakespeare Theatre Company Simon Godwin joined us in conversation with Aspen Institute Corporate Secretary and Executive Vice President Eric Motley to discuss the enduring cultural significance of Shakespeare's work throughout time.

The book tells the story of a couple who flees war-torn Syria to make a treacherous journey to the UK.

Following is a series of virtual conversations between the judges and each of the finalist authors in the running for the prize.

Aspen Words launched this fellowship program to support new literary voices demonstrating exceptional promise.

The prize is a $35,000 annual award for a work of fiction that illuminates vital contemporary issues.

Rivero's novel The Affairs of the Falcóns follows an undocumented family journeying from Peru to New York City.