The William Faulkner Foundation (1960-1970) was a charitable organization founded by the novelist William Faulkner in 1960 to support various charitable causes, all educational or literary in nature.
The foundation programs included the William Faulkner Foundation Award for notable first novel; the Ibero-American Award; a scholarship for first-year University of Virginia undergraduates showing talent in creative writing; scholarships for African-Americans from Mississippi seeking higher education; and monetary gifts to a Boy Scouts of America "Negro summer camp" in Mississippi.
The fund's assets derived primarily from Faulkner's Nobel Prize for Literature, and in later years, an "Associates" group contributed further funds.[1] Faulkner also donated to the foundation, over several stages, all of the manuscripts that he had placed on deposit for safekeeping at the University of Virginia library. In 1968, Harold Ober Associates donated to the foundation "certain original records of William Faulkner."[1]
Founding members of the foundation included William Faulkner, Linton R. Massey Jr., Faulkner's daughter Jill Faulkner Summers and her husband, Paul Summers Jr. After Faulkner's death in 1962, his widow Estelle Faulkner joined the foundation.
The foundation was dissolved in 1970 and all its assets conveyed to the University of Virginia because of a failure of will on the part of the university, which tired of the obligation to award the prizes, and sued in order to divert the assets of the foundation to the university library.[citation needed]
Scholarships
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The original intent of the foundation's two literary awards was to support young writers. The William Faulkner Foundation Award for notable first novel was judged by young faculty at the University of Virginia because "Faulkner felt that young persons can best understand and judge young writers.".[2]
The other award, The Ibero-American award, was inspired by Faulkner's visit to Venezuela in 1961, which he had made as part of a cultural diplomacy effort to improve U.S.-Venezuelan relations.[3] Faulkner realized on the trip how many excellent novels by young Latin American writers were not translated into English and wanted the award to ameliorate the situation. The award was originally intended to support young writers, but the eligibility age was abolished soon after the project was undertaken; the only requirement was that the novel had to have been published after World War II. It was judged by individuals from across Latin America, and the winning novel was to be translated into English at Foundation expense.
Winners of William Faulkner Foundation Award for Notable First Novel
The date shown is the year the award was made, for a book published the year prior.
Cumboto by Ramón Díaz Sánchez, Venezuela. This novel was selected for translation into English. The translation by John Upton was published by the University of Texas Press, 1969.
References
^ abWilliam Faulkner Foundation, "Minutes of Annual Meeting of Board of Directors," 1968. William Faulkner Foundation Corporate Records.
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The William Faulkner Foundation 1960 1970 was a charitable organization founded by the novelist William Faulkner in 1960 to support various charitable causes all educational or literary in nature Contents 1 The foundation 2 Scholarships 3 Writing awards 3 1 Winners of William Faulkner Foundation Award for Notable First Novel 3 2 Winners of Ibero American Award 4 References 5 External linksThe foundation EditThe foundation programs included the William Faulkner Foundation Award for notable first novel the Ibero American Award a scholarship for first year University of Virginia undergraduates showing talent in creative writing scholarships for African Americans from Mississippi seeking higher education and monetary gifts to a Boy Scouts of America Negro summer camp in Mississippi The fund s assets derived primarily from Faulkner s Nobel Prize for Literature and in later years an Associates group contributed further funds 1 Faulkner also donated to the foundation over several stages all of the manuscripts that he had placed on deposit for safekeeping at the University of Virginia library In 1968 Harold Ober Associates donated to the foundation certain original records of William Faulkner 1 Founding members of the foundation included William Faulkner Linton R Massey Jr Faulkner s daughter Jill Faulkner Summers and her husband Paul Summers Jr After Faulkner s death in 1962 his widow Estelle Faulkner joined the foundation The foundation was dissolved in 1970 and all its assets conveyed to the University of Virginia because of a failure of will on the part of the university which tired of the obligation to award the prizes and sued in order to divert the assets of the foundation to the university library citation needed Scholarships EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it October 2013 Writing awards EditThis is about the William Faulkner Award not the William Faulkner Prize or PEN Faulkner Award for FictionThe original intent of the foundation s two literary awards was to support young writers The William Faulkner Foundation Award for notable first novel was judged by young faculty at the University of Virginia because Faulkner felt that young persons can best understand and judge young writers 2 The other award The Ibero American award was inspired by Faulkner s visit to Venezuela in 1961 which he had made as part of a cultural diplomacy effort to improve U S Venezuelan relations 3 Faulkner realized on the trip how many excellent novels by young Latin American writers were not translated into English and wanted the award to ameliorate the situation The award was originally intended to support young writers but the eligibility age was abolished soon after the project was undertaken the only requirement was that the novel had to have been published after World War II It was judged by individuals from across Latin America and the winning novel was to be translated into English at Foundation expense Winners of William Faulkner Foundation Award for Notable First Novel Edit The date shown is the year the award was made for a book published the year prior 1961 John Knowles A Separate Peace 1962 Lawrence Sargent Hall Stowaway 1963 Reynolds Price A Long and Happy Life 1964 Thomas Pynchon V 1965 Charles Simmons Powdered Eggs 1966 Cormac McCarthy The Orchard Keeper 1967 Robert Coover The Origin of the Brunists 1968 Frederick Exley A Fan s Notes 1969 Robert Stone A Hall of Mirrors 1970 Larry Woiwode What I m Going to Do I ThinkWinners of Ibero American Award Edit 1962 Los enemigos del alma by Eduardo Mallea Argentina Los deshabitados by Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz Bolivia Vidas Secas by Graciliano Ramos Brazil Coronacion by Jose Donoso Chile Marcos Ramirez by Carlos Luis Fallas Sibaja Costa Rica El Buen Ladron by Marcio Veloz Maggiolo Dominican Republic El Senor Presidente by Miguel Angel Asturias Guatemala Los Forzados de Gamboa by Joaquin Beleno Panama Hijo de hombre by Roa Bastos Paraguay Los rios profundos by Jose Maria Arguedas Peru La vispera del hombre by Rene Marques Puerto Rico El astillero by Juan Carlos Onetti Uruguay Erase un hombre pentafacico by Emma Godoy Mexico Cumboto by Ramon Diaz Sanchez Venezuela This novel was selected for translation into English The translation by John Upton was published by the University of Texas Press 1969 References Edit a b William Faulkner Foundation Minutes of Annual Meeting of Board of Directors 1968 William Faulkner Foundation Corporate Records University of Virginia Information Service press release February 2 1964 William Faulkner Foundation Corporate Records MSS 9817 j Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library U Va Joseph Blotner Faulkner A Biography One Volume Edition New York Random House 1984 p 687External links EditCorporate records of the William Faulkner Foundation at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Papers of Linton Massey relating to the William Faulkner Collection and the William Faulkner Foundation at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Papers Concerning the Ibero American Project 1961 1973 at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Faulkner Foundation amp oldid 1117664833 Writing Awards, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
