Stephanos Papadopoulos was selected by Mark Strand as the 2014 recipient of the Jeannette Haien Ballard Writer’s Prize, a $25,000 annual prize given to a young writer of proven excellence in poetry or prose.
Established to honor author Jeannette Haien’s interest in the work of talented young writers and her desire to benefit and further their careers by encouraging the production of literary works of high quality and aesthetic worth, the prize has previously been given to Joanna Klink (U of Montana) and Suzanne Buffam (U of Chicago).
Colorado College Visiting Writer : November 7, 2013