SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION/ NOMADIC PRESS
LITERARY AWARDS
The San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Awards offer 10 winning writers $5,000 per recipient for outstanding work in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. In its inaugural year (2021), 20 writers were awarded $5,000 each. Nomadic Press administers this award. 2023 was the last year that Nomadic Press administered these awards. Stay tuned for information from San Francisco Foundation about the possibility of awards in 2024 and beyond.
2023
POETRY
FICTION
NON-FICTION
2022
PREVIOUS AWARDEES
POETRY
FICTION
NON-FICTION
2021
POETRY
FICTION
NON-FICTION
2021
About San Francisco Foundation’s Donor:
Joseph Henry Jackson
Joseph Henry Jackson (1894–1955) moved to California after World War I and was editor of Sunset Magazine from 1926-28. From 1924–1943 he hosted the radio program “Bookman’s Guide,” and from 1930 through the remainder of his career, he served as the literary editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, where he gained national prominence. Jackson also wrote and edited over a dozen books, many concerning California history. He served on several literary boards, including the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Harper Prize Novel, and the Pulitzer Prize. Jackson was always interested in discovering and encouraging new writers. In his honor, his friends established the Joseph Henry Jackson Literary Award for emerging writers in the Bay Area.