Awards

WILLA Literary Award

Posted on January 4, 2017
by Multi Mania

Clifford Stoll Clifford Paul "Cliff" Stoll (born June 4, 1950) is an American Astronomer, author and teacher. He is... 3.6k views
Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (born 1983) [1] is the sister of Qatar 's ruling... 2.7k views
Salman Amin “Sal” Khan Salman Amin "Sal" Khan (born October 11, 1976) is a Bangladeshi - American educator who founded the... 2.6k views
Simon Sinek Simon O. Sinek (born October 9, 1973) is a British / American author, motivational speaker and marke... 2.6k views
Philip Zimbardo Philip George Zimbardo (born March 23, 1933) is a Psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford... 2.4k views
Paul Stamets Paul Stamets Edward (born July 17, 1955) is an American mycologist , author and lawyer or bioremedia... 1.9k views
Brené Brown Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is Curr... 1.7k views
Ric Elias Ric Elias (born May 21, 1967 in San Juan, Puerto Rico ) [1] is the co-founder and CEO of Red Venture... 1.6k views
Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She joi... 1.5k views
Andrea M. Ghez Andrea Ghez Mia (born June 16, 1965) is an American Astronomer and professor in the Department of Ph... 1.3k views
Michael Stevens (educator) Michael Stevens (born January 23, 1986) is an American educator, comedian, editor, and Internet pers... 1.3k views
Paul David Hewson Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), Berninahaus at his stage name Bono ( / b ɒ a oʊ / ), is an Iri... 1.2k views
Pranav Mistry Pranav Mistry (born 14 May 1981) is a computer scientist and Inventor. At present, he is the Global... 1.1k views
Kary Mullis Kary Banks Mullis (born December 28, 1944) is a Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist , author, an... 1.1k views
Tony Robbins Tony Robbins (born Anthony J. Mahavoric , February 29, 1960) is an American executives, author, and... 1.1k views
Nina Tandon Nina Marie Tandon [1] is an American Biomedical engineer . She is the CEO and co-founder of EpiBone... 1.1k views
Temple Grandin Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American professor of animal science at Colorado St... 1k views
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian novelist, Nonfiction writer and short... 1k views
Kwabena Boahen Kwabena Adu Boahen is an Associate Professor of bioengineering at Stanford University . [1] He taugh... 1k views
Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is a retired Indian Police Service officer, social activist, former te... 1k views
Conference on Automated Deduction The Conference on Automated Deduction ( CADE ) is the premier academic conference on automated deduc... 1k views
Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnates, investor a... 0.9k views
Willie Smits Willie Smits (born February 22, 1957 in Weurt , Gelderland , the Netherlands ) is a Trained Forester... 885 views
Sunitha Krishnan Sunitha Krishnan (born 1972) is an Indian social activist and chief functionary and co-founder of Pr... 882 views
George Monbiot George Monbiot Joshua Richards ( / m ɒ a b i oʊ / mon -bee-oh , born 27 January 1963) is a British w... 868 views
Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur) Evan Clark Williams (born March 31, 1972) is an American computer programmer and Internet entreprene... 860 views
Joe Gebbia Joe Gebbia (born August 21, 1981) is a designer, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Airbnb . In... 858 views
Tom Shannon (artist) Tom Shannon (born June 23, 1947) is an American artist and inventor . [1] Personal life and educatio... 833 views
Jack Andraka Jack Thomas Andraka (born January 8, 1997) is an American inventor , scientist and cancer researcher... 830 views
Melinda Gates Melinda Gates Ann (nee French , born August 15, 1964), DBE [1] is an American business woman and Phi... 785 views
Alexis Ohanian Alexis Ohanian (born April 24, 1983) is an American Internet entrepreneur , activist , investor , an... 764 views
Sebastian Junger Sebastian Junger (born January 17, 1962) is an American journalist, author and filmmaker famous for... 754 views
Elon Musk Elon Musk Reeve ( / i l ɒ a m ʌ s k / ; born June 28, 1971) is a South African-born Canadian-America... 735 views
David Carson (graphic designer) David Carson (born September 8, 1955 [1] ) is an American graphic designer , art director and surfer... 733 views
Imogen Heap Imogen Heap Jennifer ( / ɪ m ə dʒ ᵻ a h i p / ; born 9 January 1977) [2] is an English singer-songwr... 713 views
Marc Koska Marc Andrew Koska OBE (born 14 March 1961 in Bournemouth ) is best known for Inventing the non-reusa... 710 views
Daniel Tammet Daniel Tammet FRSA (born 31 January 1979) is an English writer, essayist, translator, and Autistic s... 706 views
Jay S. Walker Jay Scott Walker (born November 5, 1955) is an American inventor , entrepreneur and chairman of Walk... 703 views
Misha GLENNY Misha GLENNY (born 25 April 1958) is a British journalist who specializes in southeastern Europe , g... 687 views
Alice Goffman Alice Goffman (born 1982) is an American sociologist, urban ethnographer , and assistant professor a... 686 views
Ron Gutman Ron Gutman is a speaker, writer, advisor, serial entrepreneur and angel investor. A graduate of Stan... 670 views
Thomas Dolby Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), Berninahaus by the stage name Thomas Dolby , is an E... 660 views
Maajid Nawaz Maajid Usman Nawaz ( Urdu : ماجد نواز , [maːdʒɪd̪ Nawaz] , born 2 November 1977) [2] is a British ac... 642 views
Andrew Bird Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentali... 633 views
Seth Berkley Seth Berkley Franklin , MD (born 1956 in New York City , New York ) is a medical Epidemiologist at t... 624 views
Eric Whitacre Eric Whitacre (born January 2, 1970) is a Grammy -winning American composer, conductor, and speaker... 623 views
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran (born August 10, 1951) is a neuroscientist Berninahaus primarily... 623 views
Anas Aremeyaw Anas Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a Ghanaian investigative journalist born in the late 1970s. [1] Anas's motto i... 622 views
Martine Rothblatt Martine Aliana Rothblatt (born 1954) is an American lawyer, author, and entrepreneur. Rothblatt grad... 612 views
Stanley A. McChrystal Stanley Allen McChrystal (born August 14, 1954) [3] is a retired United States Army general best kno... 598 views
Zeresenay Alemseged Zeresenay (Zeray) Alemseged (born 4 June 1969) is an Ethiopian paleoanthropologist and was Chair of... 597 views
Bjarke Ingels Bjarke Ingels Bundgaard ( Danish Pronunciation: [b̥jɑːg̊ə b̥ɔng̊ɒːˀ eŋˀl̩s] ; born 2 October 1974) w... 584 views
Reggie Watts Reginald Lucien Frank Roger " Reggie " Watts [1] [2] (born March 23, 1972) is an American musician... 583 views
Anne Milgram Anne Milgram is an American attorney, politician, legal thinker, and academic. If 57th Attorney Gene... 582 views
Rory Stewart Roderick James Nugent 'Rory' Stewart , OBE MP FRSL (born 3 January 1973) is a British academic, auth... 563 views
Pico Iyer Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer ( Tamil : சித்தார்த் பைக்கோ ராகவன் ஐயர் ; born 11 February 1957), know... 559 views
Juan Enríquez Juan Enríquez Cabot (born 1959) [1] is a Mexican-American academic, executives, and speaker. [2] He... 535 views
Anand Giridharadas Anand Giridharadas (born September 27, 1981) [1] [2] is an American author and newspaper columnist... 533 views
Burt Rutan Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943) is an American Aerospace engineer noted for his ori... 527 views
Ji-Hae Park Ji-Hae Park (born 1985) is a South Korean violinist. Biography Ji-Hae Park was born in Germany . She... 527 views
American Association for Public Opinion Research The American Association for Public Opinion Research ( AAPOR ) is a professional organization or mor... 523 views
T. Boone Pickens Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (born May 22, 1928), known as T. Boone Pickens , is an American business m... 522 views
Romulus Whitaker Romulus Earl Whitaker (born 23 May 1943) is a herpetologist , wildlife Conservationist and founder o... 520 views
Matthew Carter Matthew Carter (born 1 October 1937) is a British type designer . [1] A 2005 New Yorker profile DESC... 520 views
Chris Bangle Christopher Edward "Chris" Bangle (born October 14, 1956) is an American automobile designer. Bangle... 513 views
Neil Gershenfeld Neil A. Gershenfeld (born 1959 or 1960) [1] is an American professor at MIT and the director of MIT'... 512 views
Kavita Ramdas Kavita Ramdas (born 1962 or 1963) [1] is a senior advisor to the Ford Foundation's president, Darren... 511 views
Christopher Poole Christopher Poole (born c. 1988) [1] is an American entrepreneur. He is best known for founding two... 510 views
Irwin Redlener Irwin Redlener is a pediatrician and public health activist who gespecialiseerd in healthcare for un... 509 views
Homaro Cantu Homaro "Omar" Cantu Jr. (September 23, 1976 - April 14, 2015) was an American chef and inventor Bern... 507 views
James G. Stavridis James George "Jim" Stavridis (born February 15, 1955) [2] is a retired United States Navy admiral an... 505 views
Woody Norris Elwood G. "Woody" Norris (born 1938) is an American inventor and serial entrepreneur . He is founder... 500 views
New Ways of Analyzing Variation New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) is an annual academic conference in sociolinguistiek . NWAV a... 499 views
Bill Joy William Nelson " Bill " Joy (born November 8, 1954) is an American computer scientist . Joy co-found... 497 views
Rick Warren Richard Duane " Rick " Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian pastor an... 494 views
Andy Puddicombe Andy Puddicombe (born 23 September 1972) is the founder of Headspace , [1] a digital health platform... 480 views
Evelyn Glennie Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie , [1] CH , DBE (born 19 July 1965) is a Scottish virtuoso percussi... 480 views
Amanda Bennett Amanda Bennett (born July 9, 1952) is an American journalist and author. She is the former editor of... 479 views
Investigative Reporters and Editors Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. ( IRE ) is a nonprofit organization dat focuses on the qua... 478 views
Taylor Wilson Taylor Wilson (born May 7, 1994) is an American nuclear physicist and science advocate. In 2008, at... 466 views
Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos ( / b eɪ z oʊ s / ; [5] born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen , January 12, 1964) is an American... 461 views
Benjamin Zander Benjamin Zander (born March 9, 1939 in Gerrards Cross , Buckinghamshire , England ) is an English co... 460 views
Edward Snowden Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American computer professional , former Central Int... 458 views
Laurie R. Santos Laurie Santos (born 1975) is a professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University . He... 457 views
Kevin Kelly (Editor) Kevin Kelly (born August 14, 1952) is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and a former e... 457 views
David Eagleman David Eagleman (born April 25, 1971) is an American writer and neuroscientist, serving as an adjunct... 457 views
al Seckel Alfred Paul " Al " Seckel (September 3, 1958 - 2015) was an author of books on visual and other type... 455 views
William Stone (caver) William C. "Bill" Stone (born December 7, 1952) is an American engineer , caver and explorer , Berni... 453 views
Louie Schwartzberg Louie Schwartzberg (born February 21, 1950), turned known as Louis Schwartzberg , is an American dir... 453 views
Elizabeth Loftus Elizabeth F. Loftus (born Elizabeth Fishman , October 16, 1944) [2] [3] [4] is an American cognitive... 448 views
ECML PKDD ECML PKDD , the European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Dis... 448 views
Diana Nyad Diana Nyad / a aɪ ˌ æ d / (née Sneed ; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist , mot... 447 views
Laurie Garrett Laurie Garrett (born in 1951 in Los Angeles , California ) [1] is a Pulitzer prize -winning science... 445 views
Esther Duflo Esther Duflo ( French: [dyflo] ; born 25 October 1972) is a French economist , Co-Founder and Direct... 445 views
George M. Whitesides George M. Whitesides (born August 3, 1939) is an American chemist and professor of chemistry at Harv... 437 views
Ze Frank Ze Frank ( / z eɪ / ; born Hosea Jan Frank on March 31, 1972) is an American online performance arti... 434 views
Thomas PM Barnett Thomas PM Barnett (born 1962) is an American military geostrategist and former Chief Analyst at Wiki... 434 views
Eve Ensler Eve Ensler (born May 25, 1953) is an American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist, best kn... 426 views
Kaki King Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King , August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer. K... 426 views
Simon Anholt Simon Anholt is an independent policy advisor who has worked to help developement and implement stra... 418 views
Stephen Wolfram Stephen Wolfram (born 29 August 1959) is a British-born American computer scientist [7] , physicist... 417 views
Peter Singer Life and career Singer's parents ulcers Austrian Jews who immigrated to Australia from Vienna in 193... 417 views
Regina E. Dugan Regina E. Dugan is an American business woman, inventor, and technology developer. She served as the... 413 views
Larry Brilliant Lawrence "Larry" Brilliant (born May 5, 1944) is an American physician, Epidemiologist , technologis... 406 views
Janet Echelman Janet Echelman (born February 19, 1966) is an American sculptor and artist. She builds living, breat... 402 views
Sarah Parcak Sarah Helen Parcak is an American archaeologist , Egyptologist , and remote sensing expert, [2] who... 400 views
Neil Turok Neil Geoffrey Turok (born 16 November 1958 [2] ) is a South African physicist , and the Director of... 383 views
Edith Widder Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith (born June 11, 1951 [1] [2] ) is an American oceanographer , marine b... 382 views
Annie Lennox Ann " Annie " Lennox , OBE (born 25 December 1954) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, political activ... 380 views
Antonio Damasio Antonio Damasio ( Portuguese : António Damásio ) is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist and univers... 370 views

WILLA Literary Award

WILLA Literary Award honors outstanding literature featuring women’s stories, set in the Western United States, published each year. Women Writing the West (WWW), a non-profit association of writers and other professionals writing and promoting the Women’s West, underwrites and presents the nationally recognized award annually. The award is named in... Read more →

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