April 14, 2021 statement from Board of Directors.
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Eighteen writers receive awards totaling $600,000.
Yehudi Wyner, Rita Dove, and Phong Bui receive top awards in Music, Poetry, and Service to the Arts.
Eighteen artists receive awards and purchase prizes totaling $500,000.
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented a reading of tributes over Zoom on Thursday, April 8, from 7 to 8 p.m EDT. A video recording is now available.
Twenty-nine new members and four honorary members will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters during its virtual award ceremony on May 19 at 7 p.m. EST.
The Monster, Oratorio for Living Things, and TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix have won the 2021 Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theater.
Eighteen composers receive this year’s awards in music, which total $225,000.
The American Academy of Arts and Letters presented a reading of tributes over Zoom on Wednesday, February 24, from 7 to 8 p.m. EST. A video recording is now available.
On November 7, 2020, the radio program and podcast Person Place Thing, hosted by Randy Cohen, broadcast an interview with Academy member George Lewis.