For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
The Color Purple , by Alice Walker (Harcourt Brace )
The Jury
The Jury
Midge Decter(Chair)
Executive Director, Committee for the Free World
John Clellon Holmes
Professor of English, University of Arkansas
Peter S. Prescott
Book Critic, Newsweek
Winners in Fiction
1983 Prize Winners
Manuela Hoelterhoff
For her wide-ranging criticism on the arts and other subjects.