Brian Blanchfield, J. D. Daniels, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Madeleine George, Mitchell S. Jackson, Alice Sola Kim, Catherine Lacey, Layli Long Soldier, Safiya Sinclair, and Ocean Vuong are recipients of 2016 Whiting Awards for their sharp-witted, passionate, and critical work in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and drama!