University of Rochester Humanities Center

Please join us in congratulating Scholar in Exile Shohreh Laici, whose essay "The Language of the Enemy" was selected out of nearly four hundred submissions as a runner up for the 2026 Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize by The North American Review. As part of this recognition, the piece will be published in their upcoming Fall 2026 print issue.

Winners of the 2026 Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize | North American Review We are pleased to announce that Jessica Hendry Nelson has selected a winner, a runner-up, and two honorable mentions from a slate of finalists. See the full list below. All entrants will receive a copy of the Fall 2026 issue of North American Review in which the winner will appear. A big thank you t...