The prestigious Windham-Campbell Prizes have awarded eight accomplished authors a sum of $175,000 each, aimed at fostering their creative endeavors. This year’s notable recipients include renowned writers such as Anne Enright, Rana Dasgupta, and Roy Williams.

About the Windham-Campbell Prizes

Established to support writers in their literary pursuits without the burden of financial obligations, the Windham-Campbell Prizes are recognized as one of the most significant awards in the literary world. Offering annual prize money exceeding $1.4 million (£772,300), the awards celebrate achievements in four main categories:

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Poetry
• Drama

2025 Prize Recipients

Below are the winners for the 2025 Windham-Campbell Prizes:

• Sigrid Nunez (United States) – Fiction
• Anne Enright (Ireland) – Fiction
• Patricia J. Williams (United States) – Nonfiction
• Rana Dasgupta (United Kingdom) – Nonfiction
• Roy Williams (United Kingdom) – Drama
• Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini (United Kingdom) – Drama
• Anthony V. Capildeo (Scotland/Trinidad and Tobago) – Poetry
• Tongo Eisen-Martin (United States) – Poetry

Acknowledgments by the Selection Committee

The selection committee praised the literary contributions of the winners. Concerning Anne Enright, they noted: “In her wide-ranging and wryly unsentimental fiction, Anne Enright explores the limitations and joys of our human need for belonging.”

Additionally, Rana Dasgupta’s work in nonfiction was recognized for its incisive examination of global issues, including hypercapitalism and class dynamics. The committee remarked: “Rana Dasgupta captures contemporary capitalism’s visions and challenges with unflinching candor, and through delicately layered perspectives, allows his subjects to reveal themselves in a world of dissonances.”