Alice Munro Wins the Nobel Prize

Just a few months after announcing she would retire from the craft, Alice Munro won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Prize has been awarded since 1901, and Munro, who received $1.2 million for the award, is the 13th woman to win.

And no, despite the rumors, you cannot congratulate her via Twitter.

Read more at the NY Times.

More Like This

Predicting the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (and How to Watch It Live!)

The contenders we have our eyes on for America's most desired literary prize

May 1 - Bradley Sides

Books About Palestine, Colonialism, Race, and Immigration Swept the 75th National Book Awards

The winners advocated for Taiwanese independence, an end to the genocide in Gaza, and raised concerns about AI and the Trump administration

Nov 21 - Vivienne Germain

Meet the Transgender Fiction Finalists for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards

We talked to the authors about their books, their path to becoming a writer, and their trans literary influences

Jun 5 - Electric Literature
Thank You!