Wright Library is pleased to partner with the Dayton Literary Peace Prize to host a DLPP-honored author each November. 

About the Dayton Literary Peace Prize

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize, inaugurated in 2006 and inspired by the Dayton Accords which ended the Bosnian War, is the first and only annual U.S. literary award recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace. The Dayton Literary Peace Prize invites nominations in adult fiction and nonfiction books published within the past year that have led readers to a better understanding of other cultures, peoples, religions, and political points of view. 

Their mission: To advance peace through literature. 

Their goal: Support those who write, publish, read, and share literature that advances peace.

Find books by DLPP authors by visiting this special section at Wright Library or browse the Wright Library DLPP Collection

Past Dayton Literary Peace Prize Events at Wright Library

(2024) A Conversation with Ben Fountain, 2013 DLPP Fiction runner-up for Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.

(2023) A Conversation with Lily Brooks-Dalton, 2023 DLPP Fiction runner-up for The Light Pirate.

(2022) A Conversation with Jordan Ritter, 2021  DLPP Nonfiction runner-up for The Road from Raqqa : A Story of Brotherhood, Borders, and Belonging.