Kenny Fries Disabled Writer Literary Award
Inaugural RECIPIENT To Be Announced September 22, 2025
“As a ‘pioneer’ of Disability Literature, as I age I’ve become increasingly concerned about legacy. Historically, disabled writers have been marginalized and denied access to professional education and training; the lack of disabled mentors has caused the link between generations of disabled writers too often to be lost. My hope is this annual award will assist a disabled writer of a younger generation to become more widely known both in the Disability Arts community. as well as in the arts world at large.”
Acclaimed writer and Disability Arts “pioneer” Kenny Fries has created the Kenny Fries Disabled Writer Literary Award to provide recognition and visibility to the next generation of disabled and/or Deaf writers. The inaugural recipient of this annual award will be announced on September 22, 2025, Kenny’s 65th birthday.
Kenny has established the Kenny Fries Literary Trust to administer the award each year. While alive, Fries will personally select the disabled and/or Deaf recipient. Upon his passing, or inability to continue, the Trust’s executors will assume that responsibility.
DONATIONS & INQUIRIES
To support the Kenny Fries Disabled Writer Literary Award through donations, please contact Kenny Fries Literary Trust at kenny@kennyfries.com.