Posted on February 20, 2019 at 1:01 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Today brings us one step closer to learning who will win a Nebula Award and the Aspen Words Literary Prize.
Finalists for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, which honors “fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature,” are:
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Friday Black, by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.
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Brother, by David Chariandy.
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Gun Love, by Jennifer Clement.
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An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones.
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There There, by Tommy Orange.
The winner will be revealed April 11; learn more about the ceremony and prize on the Aspen Words website.
The next month, we’ll find out who has won the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s Nebula Awards.
Finalists for the best novel, to be announced May 16, are:
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The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal.
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The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang.
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Blackfish City, by Sam J. Miller.
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Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik.
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Witchmark, by C.L. Polk.
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Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse.
Check out the nominees in the other categories — including novella, novelette, short story, and (for the first time) game writing — on the SFWA website.
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