Neustadt Prizes

The Neustadt and NSK Prizes for Literature

Neustadt Laureates

A photo of Ananda Devi 2024 – Ananda Devi
Boubacar Boris Diop 2022 – Boubacar Boris Diop
A photo of 2020 Neustadt Laureate Ismael Kadare 2020 – Ismail Kadare
Neustadt Prize Winner Edwidge Danticat. Photo: Shevaun Williams 2018 – Edwidge Danticat
Neustadt Prize winner Dubravka Ugresic. Photo: Shevaun Williams 2016 – Dubravka Ugrešić
Neustadt Prize winner Mia Couto. Photo: Shevaun Williams 2014 – Mia Couto
Rohinton Mistry. Photo by Shevaun Williams. 2012 – Rohinton Mistry
Duo Duo. Photo by Simon Hurst. 2010 – Duo Duo
Patricia Grace 2008 – Patricia Grace
Claribel Alegria. Photo by Simon Hurst. 2006 – Claribel Alegría
Adam Zagajewski 2004 – Adam Zagajewski
Alvaro Mutis 2002 – Álvaro Mutis
David Malouf 2000 – David Malouf
Nuruddin Farrah 1998 – Nuruddin Farah
1996 – Assia Djebar
1994 – Kamau Brathwaite
Joao Cabral de Melo Neto 1992 – João Cabral de Melo Neto
1990 – Tomas Tranströmer
Raja Rao 1988 – Raja Rao
Max Frisch. Photo: Wikimedia 1986 – Max Frisch
Paavo Haavikko 1984 – Paavo Haavikko
Octavio Paz 1982 – Octavio Paz
Josef Skvorecky 1980 – Josef Škvorecký
Czeslaw Milosz 1978 – Czesław Miłosz
Elizabeth Bishop 1976 – Elizabeth Bishop
Francis Ponge 1974 – Francis Ponge
Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1972 – Gabriel García Márquez
Giuseppe Ungaretti 1970 – Giuseppe Ungaretti

Neustadt Laureates

Neustadt Laureates

Browse through the Neustadt Prize winners from 1969 to the present.

Neustadt Jurors

Neustadt Jurors

Peruse our list of every author who has served as a juror for the prize.

Neustadt Finalists

Neustadt Finalists

Travel through five decades of renowned authors who have been nominated for the prize.