Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalists Named

Feb 21, 2019

Aspen Words, a program of the Aspen Institute, has announced the shortlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize (AWLP), a $35,000 annual award for a work of fiction that "illuminates vital contemporary issues."

The 2019 shortlist is as follows:

  • Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Mariner Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
  • Brother by David Chariandy (Bloomsbury Publishing)
  • Gun Love by Jennifer Clement (Hogarth)
  • An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books)
  • There There by Tommy Orange (Knopf)

The $35,000 winner will be announced live at an awards ceremony in New York City at The Morgan Library on Thursday, April 11. The finalists will participate in a conversation moderated by Renee Montagne, special host and correspondent for NPR News. Tickets are available at aspenwords.org.

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