March 30, 2009
Sana Krasikov wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize
The Jewish Book Council has announced this year's winner of the $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
Sana Krasikov won the award for her 2008 short story debut, “One More Year: Stories.”
According to the Jewish Book Council press release, Krasikov was selected “based on her demonstration of a fresh vision and evidence of future potential to further contribute to the Jewish literary community.”
Krasikov, pictured right, is graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop as well as a recipient of an O. Henry Award and a Fulbright Scholarship.
In addition to the $100,000 prize, the Jewish Book Council announced the winner of the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Choice Award.
Dalia Sofer won a Choice Award for “The Septembers of Shiraz.” Sofer is an Iranian-American writer and I reviewed “The Septembers of Shiraz” back in the fall of 2007.
Mazal tov to all this year's winners.
The presentation of the Sami Rohr Prize and the Choice Award will be held in May at a gala Awards Ceremony at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan.