Neukom Institute for Computational Science
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The Neukom Institute for Computational Science is a collection of offices and laboratory facilities at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The institute was funded by a donation from Bill Neukom in 2004, then Dartmouth's largest gift for an academic program.[1] The institute provides programs for undergraduates and graduate students as well as encouraging public engagement with computer science through programs such as Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award.
Literary Arts Award
[edit]The Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award is presented to celebrate new works of speculative fiction. The three categories are: Speculative Fiction, Debut Speculative Fiction and Playwriting.[2][3][4]
Speculative Fiction
[edit]This award is for any work of speculative fiction published in the last two and a half years or that is about to be published.
Recipients
[edit]The inaugural award in 2018 was to Central Station by Lavie Tidhar and On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis.
Debut Speculative Fiction
[edit]This award is for an author's first work of speculative fiction.
Recipients
[edit]The inaugural award in 2018 was presented to Best Worst American by Juan Martinez.
Playwriting
[edit]This award is for a full-length play addressing the question "What does it mean to be a human in a computerized world?"
Recipients
[edit]The inaugural award in 2018 was presented to Choices People Make by Jessica Andrewartha.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dartmouth Establishes William H. Neukom Institute for Computational Science". Dartmouth Life. Trustees of Dartmouth College. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "The Bookshelf: Dartmouth to Host Inaugural Speculative Fiction Awards". Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards Launched". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ Engisch, Mary (2 November 2017). "New Literary Prize From Dartmouth To Award Works Set In The 'Near Future'". www.vpr.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
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