The Rose Dorothea Award
Created by Chair Emeritus James Johnson, The Rose Dorothea Award is presented by the Board of Library Trustees of the Provincetown Public Library to a person with a strong connection to the Outer Cape who has made a significant contribution through the written word. The Board of Library Trustees nominates and selects the award recipient.
2023 RECIPIENT OF THE ROSE DOROTHEA AWARD
Frank Xavier Gaspar
Born in Massachusetts, the grandson of immigrants hailing from the Azorean islands of Pico and São Miguel, Gaspar is the author of six collections of poetry and two novels, and his latest book, The Poems of Renanta Ferreira, which is best described as a fusion of genres. He often writes based on his experience growing up in Provincetown’s Portuguese community. His debut novel, Leaving Pico, was a Barnes and Noble Discovery Prize winner, a recipient of the California Book Award for First Fiction, and a New York Times Notable Book. His second novel, Stealing Fatima, was a MassBook of the Year in Fiction (Massachusetts Foundation for the Book).
Among his many awards are multiple inclusions in Best American Poetry, four Pushcart Prizes, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Literature, and a California Arts Council Fellowship in poetry.
Previous recipients of the Rose Dorothea Award
Paul Lisicky
2022
Josephine Del Deo
2016
Karen Finley
2021
Michael Cunningham
2015
There was no Award given in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Mark Doty
2019
Marge Piercy
2018
Sebastian Junger 2017