Past Winners

Below is a list of past winners of The Essay Prize.

2011 Winner

Judith Schalansky
Atlas of Remote Islands

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2009 Winner

Mary Ruefle
"The Most of It"

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2007 Winner

Aaron Kunin
"Secret Architecture"

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2010 Winner

Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich
"New Normal?"

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2008 Winner

Joshua Raskin
"I Met the Walrus"

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