American Book Award
- GARY GIDDINS, a staff writer for The Village Voice, is the author of three books on music, Riding on a Blue Note, Rhythm-a-ning, and Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker, which won an American Book Award and has been adapted by Giddins as a documentary film. [The Best American Essays 1987 (p. 316). Ticknor & Fields.]
National Book Award
- RABIH ALAMEDDINE‘s “An Unnecessary Woman was a finalist for the National Book Award 2014″ – The Best American Essays 2019, p. 209.
Prix Femina Étranger
- RABIH ALAMEDDINE was “the winner of the prestigious Prix Femina Étranger.” – The Best American Essays 2019, p. 209.
Lambda Literary Award
- RABIH ALAMEDDINE‘s“novel, The Angel of History, won the Lambda Literary Award.” – The Best American Essays 2019, p. 209.
Poets at Work Prize
- HEATHER ALTFELD’s poetry collection The Disappearing Theatre won the 2016 Poets at Work Prize, selected by Stephen Dunn.– The Best American Essays 2019, p. 209.