I've received awards during my career, I've not, and on several occassions I've been a judge, giving awards to others. Some thoughts.
Hands down, the most satisfying awards are those I did not apply for. The others turn writers into marketers, a perversion of literature and its support.
Most awards would better support literature by being a lottery. This would remove personality and politics from the procedure.
Awards are not about writers and literature. They are about judges and personal taste.
Awards with entry fees make a bad situation worse.
The quickest, easiest way for a new arts organization to gain credibility is to give an award. A shameful reality.
Since awards are a crapshoot, respect for language and honesty would make them a literal crapshoot, that is, A LOTTERY.
Hands down, the most satisfying awards are those I did not apply for. The others turn writers into marketers, a perversion of literature and its support.
Most awards would better support literature by being a lottery. This would remove personality and politics from the procedure.
Awards are not about writers and literature. They are about judges and personal taste.
Awards with entry fees make a bad situation worse.
The quickest, easiest way for a new arts organization to gain credibility is to give an award. A shameful reality.
Since awards are a crapshoot, respect for language and honesty would make them a literal crapshoot, that is, A LOTTERY.
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