Virginia Literary Awards Finalists Announced
The fiction finalists are Rachel Beanland, “The House Is On Fire”; Sadeqa Johnson, “The House of Eve”; and Angie Kim, “Happiness Falls.” The nonfiction finalists are Edward L. Ayers, “American Visions: The United States, 1800–1860”; Ashley Shew, “Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement”; and Elizabeth R. Varon, “Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South.” The poetry finalists are Ariana Benson, “Black Pastoral: Poems”; Bob Hicok, “Water Look Away”; and Janine Joseph, “Decade of the Brain: Poems.” The Children’s Virginia Literary Award finalists are Kwame Alexander, “An American Story”; Andrea Beatriz Arango, “Something Like Home”; and Vashti Harrison, “Big.”
The winners will be announced at the Virginia Literary Awards Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 21, hosted by award-winning author Adriana Trigiani. The ticketed event and a silent auction raise support for the Library’s conservation, education and community outreach initiatives. The awards are presented by Dominion Energy and supported by Carole and Marcus Weinstein.
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(Information from Library of Virginia August 2023 Newsletter)
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