WLF Prize in Literature 2024

[sibkron]

Nah— he would've still been short.


Excellent



I'm thinking Carson + Han Kang/Duong Thu Duong/Kadare, ... maybe Ulitskaya.

Hoping the number of submissions is healthy more the merrier.

And why Ulitskaya? And, for example, not Olga Sedakova or Lyudmila Petrushevskaya?

 

[hayden]

And why Ulitskaya? And, for example, not Olga Sedakova or Lyudmila Petrushevskaya?

Ulitskaya's popped up in the thread a few times already— the other two haven't ?‍ (nothing more, nothing less).

 

[hayden]

And may as well post my nominations—

1) Yusef Komunyakaa
2) Kim Hyesoon
3) Michael Ondaatje

I've nominated Hyesoon in the past, but neither of the other two.

 

[SpaceCadet]

Although chances are that I will not take part in the 'game', I will cast my vote this year just so as to bring more names to the fore (@Bartleby , if you'd be so kind as to send me the Google form I will vote in proper manner (EDIT: sent)). In no specific order:

Yi Munyol
Cess Nooteboom
Paulina Chiziane

 

[Leseratte]

Although chances are that I will not take part in the 'game', I will cast my vote this year just so as to bring more names to the fore (@Bartleby , if you'd be so kind as to send me the Google form I will vote in proper manner). In no specific order:

Yi Munyol
Cess Nooteboom
Paulina Chiziane

The Google form is on pg 2 of this thread, Cadet

 

[SpaceCadet]

The Google form is on pg 2 of this thread, Cadet

I must have missed it. Thank you so much Leseratte.

 

[Bartleby]

So, there is a ballot with the "username" "Anonymous". If anyone who is an actual member of this forum submitted that, please let me know, otherwise I'm ignoring the entry.

 

[Leseratte]

So, there is a ballot with the "username" "Anonymous". If anyone who is an actual member of this forum submitted that, please let me know, otherwise I'm ignoring the entry.

Could it be, that someone simply forgot to add the username, Bartleby? Maybe, if you published the choices "anonymously" , we are all voting openly anyway, the user would recognize his/her ballot and correct it?

 

[SpaceCadet]

So, there is a ballot with the "username" "Anonymous". If anyone who is an actual member of this forum submitted that, please let me know, otherwise I'm ignoring the entry.

Since I sent mine yesterday... Although I am pretty sure I have written down my pseudo on it, just to make sure, have you received it @Bartleby?

 

[Bartleby]

Since I sent mine yesterday... Although I am pretty sure I have written down my pseudo on it, just to make sure, have you received it @Bartleby?

You've done it correctly ?

 

[Bartleby]

Could it be, that someone simply forgot to add the username, Bartleby? Maybe, if you published the choices "anonymously" , we are all voting openly anyway, the user would recognize his/her ballot and correct it?

That's why I asked, just wanted to make sure. It seemed strange, but I hope it's just a silly mistake ?

 

[Cleanthess]

@Bartleby
Any updates regarding the standings?
Still two writers neck and neck for third place?
Or is it all over but the crying?

 

[Bartleby]

@Bartleby
Any updates regarding the standings?
Still two writers neck and neck for third place?
Or is it all over but the crying?

Same thing as before, yes, except it's three writers for third place ?‍?️

I believe we have enough nominations already (34, not counting the "Anonymous" one), with all of the regulars having submitted their choices already, if I'm not forgetting anyone... I guess we can keep it open until the rest of the day, just in case?

 

[tiganeasca]

I guess we can keep it open until the rest of the day, just in case?

Or, we (meaning you) could post the results....

 

[Leseratte]

Same thing as before, yes, except it's three writers for third place ?‍?️

I believe we have enough nominations already (34, not counting the "Anonymous" one), with all of the regulars having submitted their choices already, if I'm not forgetting anyone... I guess we can keep it open until the rest of the day, just in case?

Yes. I would wait until tomorrow since the deadline is "till the end of the week".

 

[hayden]

Same thing as before, yes, except it's three writers for third place ?‍?️

I believe we have enough nominations already (34, not counting the "Anonymous" one), with all of the regulars having submitted their choices already, if I'm not forgetting anyone... I guess we can keep it open until the rest of the day, just in case?

I'd give it til tomorrow. Saturday could be people's main opportunity to check the board, etc.

 

[Bartleby]

Or, we (meaning you) could post the results....

?

Either way I cannot right now, I am not home, my PC is not with me, where the notes are... On the other hand, seeing that for the voting of the 2023 award some even missed the deadline, coming here early Saturday with their choices, maybe it sounds reasonable Hayden's proposition... Anyway, when I come home I'll double check and compare with last year's noms to see if anyone is missing, specially those who are active on the forum in general

 

[Cleanthess]

Hijacking this thread to turn it into The 2024 Wolfie speculation thread.

By now the WWLF Academy must have already voted and they must have their shortlist.
Based upon discussions about 3 or 4 nominees, it looks like they have 4 candidates.
My guess as to who those 4 candidates might be:
Paulo Coelho,
Stefen King,
Rita Indiana,
Philip Roth.
That much being said, both Strauss are potential dark horses.

 

[tiganeasca]

?

Either way I cannot right now, I am not home, my PC is not with me, where the notes are... On the other hand, seeing that for the voting of the 2023 award some even missed the deadline, coming here early Saturday with their choices, maybe it sounds reasonable Hayden's proposition... Anyway, when I come home I'll double check and compare with last year's noms to see if anyone is missing, specially those who are active on the forum in general

Oh.

Well.

In that case, how about if I make the announcement. (Just because I don't know the answer doesn't mean I can't make an announcement.)

( )

 

[Bartleby]

Time's up!!!

Sorry for keeping everyone waiting...

So, without further delay, we have received 36 nominations, and they were:

1) Péter Nádas, 2)Lyudmila Ulitskaya, 3) Anne Carson
1) Paul Muldoon, 2) A. S. Byatt, 3) Laurent Mauvignier
1) Can Xue, 2) Carmen Boullosa, 3) Ismail Kadare
1) Yoko Ogawa, 2) Fleur Jaeggy, 3) Emma Cline
1) Kamau Brathwaite 2) Alexis Wright 3) Ana Blandiana
1) Lyudmila Ulitskaya, 2) Siri Hustvedt, 3) Ana Blandiana
1) Duong Thu Huong, 2) Han Kang, 3) Alejandro Zambra
1) Louise Erdrich, 2) Jamaica Kincaid, 3) Maryse Conde
1) Anne Carson, 2) Adelia Prado, 3) Raul Zurita
1) Anne Carson, 2) Dương Thu Hương, 3) Ali Smith
1) Maryse Condé 2) Paulina Chiziane 3) Cristina Peri Rossi
1) Cristina Peri Rossi, 2) Cristina Rivera Garza, 3) Mariana Enríquez
1) Alexis wright, 2) Duong Thu Huong, 3) Anita Desai
1) Anne Carson, 2) Adriana Lisboa, 3) Dương Thu Hương
1) Ismail Kadaré 2) Paulina Chiziane 3) Han Kang
1) Ismail Kadare, 2) Boubacar Boris Diop, 3) Pierre Michon
1) Anne Carson, 2) Maryse Conde, 3) Han Kang
1) Adonis, 2) Thomas Pynchon, 3) Salman Rushdie
1) Yusef Komunyakaa 2) Kim Hyesoon 3) Michael Ondaatje
1) Anne Carson 2) Taylor Swift 3) Adonis
1) Alexis Wright, 2) Anne Carson, 3) Duong Thu Huong
1) Don DeLillo, 2) Ismail Kadare, 3) Duong Thu Huong
1) Mircea Cartarescu, 2) Amitav Ghosh, 3) Alain Mabanckou
1) Mircea Cartarescu, 2) Anne Carson, 3) Ludmila Ulitskaya
1) Paulina Chiziane, 2) Mariana Enriquez, 3) Jhumpa Lahiri
1) Alexis Wright, 2) Anne Carson, 3) Duong Thu Huong
1) Lyudmila Ulitskaya, 2) Ananda Devi, 3) Hamid Ismailov
1) Adonis, 2) Lyudmilia Ulitskaya, 3) Han Kang
1) Han Kang, 2) Alejandro Zambra, 3) Lyudmila Ulitskaya
1) Jhumpa Lahiri, 2) Philippe Claudel, 3) Peter Nadas
1) Jhumpa Lahiri, 2) Peter Nadas, 3) Michael Ondaatje
1) ADONIS, 2) Ismail KADARE, 3) Peter NADAS
1) Don Delillo 2) Jòn Kalman Stefansson, 3) C.E Morgan
1) Yi Munyol, 2) Paulina Chiziane, 3)
Cess Nooteboom
1) Isabel Allende, 2) Haruki Murakami, 3) Juli Zeh
1) Sjón, 2), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 3) Mia Couto

By a system of points (in which the candidate in spot 1 received 3 points; the one in spot 2 received 2 points; and the one in spot 3 received 1 point) this is the final list by order of points received:

Anne Carson 22
Lyudmila Ulitskaya 12
Dương Thu Hương 11
Alexis Wright 11
Ismail Kadare 11
Adonis 10
Paulina Chiziane 9
Han Kang 8
Jhumpa Lahiri 7
Péter Nádas 7
Maryse Conde 6
Mircea Cartarescu 6
Don DeLillo 6
Cristina Peri Rossi 4
Paul Muldoon 3
Can Xue 3
Yoko Ogawa 3
Kamau Brathwaite 3
Louise Erdrich 3
Yusef Komunyakaa 3
Mariana Enríquez 3
Yi Munyol 3
Isabel Allende 3
Sjón 3
A. S. Byatt 2
Carmen Boullosa 2
Fleur Jaeggy 2
Ana Blandiana 2
Siri Hustvedt 2
Jamaica Kincaid 2
Adelia Prado 2
Cristina Rivera Garza 2
Adriana Lisboa 2
Boubacar Boris Diop 2
Thomas Pynchon 2
Kim Hyesoon 2
Taylor Swift 2
Amitav Ghosh 2
Philippe Claudel 2
Jòn Kalman Stefansson 2
Michael Ondaatje 2
Haruki Murakami 2
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2
Ananda Devi 1
Laurent Mauvignier 1
Emma Cline 1
Alejandro Zambra 1
Raul Zurita 1
Ali Smith 1
Anita Desai 1
Pierre Michon 1
Salman Rushdie 1
Alain Mabanckou 1
Anita Desai 1
Hamid Ismailov 1
Alejandro Zambra 1
C.E Morgan 1
Cess Nooteboom 1
Juli Zeh 1
Mia Couto 1

If by any chance a mistake was made and your entry isn't above, please let me know; also, feel free to count again the results ?

As it stands, though, we have two writers secured in first and second places, respectively:

Anne Carson
Lyudmila Ulitskaya

They should already be on our reading list for next year's prize! Congratulations to them!

Now also, as you can see, three authors are tied for third place:

Dương Thu Hương
Alexis Wright
Ismail Kadare

I believe, since having a shortlist of 5 names would perhaps be too much, we should vote for one of them to make this year's list, so above this page there is a poll for us to choose who will stay.

I think it covers all, thank you all again for participating in this process, and thank you for your patience! Here's hoping we can have fruitful discussions about these amazing writers' works