News - Literary Awards

News - Literary Awards

WE ARE A HAUNTING by Tyriek White was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's 2023 First Novel Prize. The shortlist will be announced this fall, and the winner will be announced on December 5, 2023 at The Center for Fiction Annual Awards Benefit. Astra House published the book on April 25, 2023.

Lakiesha Carr's debut novel AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SKIN was longlisted for the Center for Fiction's 2023 First Novel Prize. The shortlist will be announced this fall, and the winner will be announced on December 5, 2023 at The Center for Fiction Annual Awards Benefit. Pantheon published the book on February 28, 2023.

Laura Warrell’s debut novel SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM was named one of the five finalists for the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The winner will be announced in April, and all finalists will be honored on May 11 at the 43rd Anniversary PEN/Faulkner Award Celebration at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington DC. Pantheon published the book on September 27, 2022.

Dionne Irving’s collection of stories THE ISLANDS was named one of the five finalists for the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The winner will be announced in April, and all finalists will be honored on May 11 at the 43rd Anniversary PEN/Faulkner Award Celebration at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington DC. Catapult published the book on November 1, 2022.

Eugene Lim’s SEARCH HISTORY is the winner of the Association of Asian American Studies Outstanding Achievement in Creative Writing (Prose) Award for 2023. The AAAS Committee writes: “Mimicking the paths and rabbit holes of internet searches, SEARCH HISTORY is a powerful commentary on the anxieties and alienations of diasporic identities, specifically Korean American identities—compellingly intertwining questions of art and identity with posthuman anxieties about performativity and replicability in a world beginning to grapple with the capabilities of AI. SEARCH HISTORY is a brilliantly constructed, smartly delightful, and emotionally rich short novel that positions Eugene Lim as one of our brightest experimental Asian American writers working today.” Coffee House Press published SEARCH HISTORY on October 5, 2021.

Antonia Angress’ debut novel SIRENS & MUSES is on the American Library Association Rainbow Round Table’s “Top 10 Book List,” which celebrates “titles that exhibit commendable literary quality and significance, authentic LGBTQIA+ content and are recommended for adults over age 18.” Ballantine Books published SIRENS & MUSES on July 12, 2022.

STRANGERS TO OURSELVES by Rachel Aviv was shortlisted for the 2023 Anthony Lukas Prize, which was established in 1998 to honor "the best in American nonfiction writing.” Finalists and winners will be announced on March 21, and the awards will be presented at a ceremony at Columbia Journalism School on May 3. FSG published the book on September 13, 2023.

AN IMMENSE WORLD by Ed Yong is a finalist for the 2023 PEN/E.O Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. The winner will be announced at the 2023 PEN American Literary Awards Ceremony on March 2 at 8pm at The Town Hall in New York City. Random House published AN IMMENSE WORLD on June 21, 2022.

SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM by Laura Warrell was longlisted for the 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The finalists will be announced in March, and the winner will be announced in April. Pantheon published the book on September 27, 2022.

THE HIGH DESERT by James Spooner received the American Library Association's Alex Award, which honors “books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.” Harper published the book on May 17, 2022.