Zócalo Public Square

Mitchell Duneier of Princeton, New Jersey, won the seventh annual Zócalo Public Square Book Prize for his nonfiction book Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). He received $5,000, which he donated back to Zócalo to be used in pursuit of its mission, and was invited to give a lecture at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The annual award is given for a nonfiction book published in the United States in the previous year that “best enhances our understanding of community, social cohesion, and human connectedness.” As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.

POETRY PRIZE

Matt Sumpter of New York City won the sixth annual Zócalo Poetry Prize for his poem “No World.” He received $500, and his poem was published on the Zócalo Public Square website. Colette LaBouff Atkinson and the Zócalo editors judged. The annual award is given for a poem that “best explores people’s connection to place.” As of this writing, the next deadline has not been set.