We’re delighted that Matthew Zapruder has been named a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist in Autobiography for THE STORY OF A POEM! The full list of 2023 finalists for the prize, presented to “the finest books published in English,” is here. Winners will be announced at the 2024 NBCC ceremony on March 21st.
Paul Yoon named a finalist for The Story Prize
We’re thrilled that Paul Yoon’s THE HIVE AND THE HONEY was just named one of three 2024 finalists for The Story Prize, which recognized the collection’s “seven meticulous stories set in far-ranging times and places that survey the contours of otherness”! Read more about the honor here.
Jennifer Haigh's MERCY STREET wins 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award
We’re thrilled that Jennifer Haigh’s MERCY STREET has won the 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. Read more about the honor here.
Hernan Diaz's TRUST wins Pulitzer Prize in Fiction
We are immensely honored to report that Hernan Diaz’s TRUST has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Read the full announcement here.
Kathleen Alcott named a Winner of the 2023 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction
We’re very proud to announce that Kathleen Alcott has won a 2023 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction with “Temporary Housing,” originally published by Harper’s Magazine. The piece will be included in an anthology forthcoming from Anchor September 2023.
Read the prize-winning story here and Editor Lauren Groff’s essay on her rigorous selection process here.
Javier Zamora wins LA Times-Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose
The 2022 LA Times-Christopher Isherwood Prize has been won by Javier Zamora for Solito: A Memoir.
“What’s impressive about this book is not just the story, but the way it’s told,” the prize judges said. “Somehow Zamora, an award-winning poet, stays true to the child’s perspective at no sacrifice to language or craft. We’re delighted to give him this prize.”
Read the full announcement here.
Hernan Diaz Wins the Kirkus Prize
Hernan Diaz has been named one of the winners of the $50,000 Kirkus Prize for TRUST.
Read the full announcement here.
Sarah Thankam Mathews Nominated for the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize
Sarah Thankam Mathews has been shortlisted for the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize for ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT.
Read the full announcement here.
Sarah Thankam Mathews Longlisted for the National Book Award
Sarah Thankam Mathews has been longlisted for the National Book Award for fiction for ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT.
Read the full announcement here.
Rebecca Donner Wins The Chautauqua Prize
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner has won The Chautauqua Prize, a “national prize that celebrates a book of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and honors the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts.”