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The Medal for a Lifetime of Letters.
What the panel reads
The Medal is not submitted for. Once a season the full jury of twenty-five names one living American writer whose work has changed the shape of the reading life of the country. The vote must be carried by twenty of the twenty-five.
The 2025 Laureate
For a Lifetime of Letters
Louise Erdrich — Carried 24–1.
Recent Laureates
The last five seasons.
2024
For a Lifetime of Letters
2023
For a Lifetime of Letters
2022
For a Lifetime of Letters
2021
For a Lifetime of Letters
2020
For a Lifetime of Letters