News - Literary Awards

News - Literary Awards

GONE FERAL by Novella Carpenter

Novella Carpenter’s GONE FERAL has been shortlisted, in the Adult Non-Fiction category, for the Reading the West Book Award, given by the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers’ Association. Penguin Press published the book on June 12, 2014.

BOY ON ICE by John Branch

BOY ON ICE was included on the longlist for the PEN/ESPN award for Literary Sports Writing. Norton published the book on September 29, 2014.

ALL OUR NAMES by Dinaw Mengestu

Dinaw Mengestu’s ALL OUR NAMES has won the international fiction spot for the 2015 CBC Bookie Awards. Knopf published the book on March 4, 2014.

ALL OUR NAMES by Dinaw Mengetsu

Dinaw Mengesu’s ALL OUR NAMES has been nominated for the inaugural Kirkus Prize in fiction. The winner will receive $50,000 and will be announced at an awards ceremony in Austin, TX on October 23. The New York Times called ALL OUR NAMES “deeply moving” and The New York Times Book Review said “you can’t turn the pages fast enough.” ALL OUR NAMES was published by Knopf on March 4, 2014.

THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS by Ted Thompson

Ted Thompson’s THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS has been shortlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, awarded by the Center for Fiction for the best debut novel of the year. Little, Brown published the book on March 5, 2014.

THE GREAT GLASS SEA by Josh Weil

Josh Weil’s THE GREAT GLASS SEA has been shortlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, awarded by the Center for Fiction for the best debut novel of the year. Grove Atlantic published the book on July 2, 2014.

MIDDLE MEN by Jim Gavin

Jim Gavin’s MIDDLE MEN was named a finalist for the 2014 PEN USA Literary Award in Fiction. Simon & Schuster published the book on February 19, 2013.

Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon is the Fiction Winner of the 2014 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, for his 2013 novel LONG DIVISION. The award is given jointly by The Stanford University Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation. Laymon’s novel and memoir are forthcoming from Bloomsbury.

THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS by Ted Thompson

Ted Thompson’s THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS has been longlisted for 2014 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, awarded to the best debut novel of the year by the Center For Fiction. Reagan Arthur Books published the book on March 4, 2015.

THE KEPT by James Scott

James Scott’s THE KEPT has been longlisted for 2014 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, awarded to the best debut novel of the year by the Center For Fiction. Picador published the book on December 24, 2013.