This Thursday, Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation announced the shortlist for the 2025 Inside Literary Prize. The Inside Prize is the first-ever US-based literary award to be given by currently incarcerated people. Imani Perry was the inaugural... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-01-31 20:40:40 UTC ]
The award—a collaboration between Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation—is judged by more than 200 incarcerated individuals from 12 prisons across six states, making it the first of its kind in the U.S. Imani Perry's 'South to America: A Journey Below... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
Tess Gunty, John Keene, Imani Perry, Samanta Schweblin, and Sabaa Tahir are the winners of this year's National Book Awards, which were bestowed on September 16 at the first in-person NBA ceremony since 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Gayl Jones, Sharon Olds, Imani Perry, and Yoko Tawada are among the finalists for the 72nd annual National Book Awards. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 16. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
Today, PEN America announced the finalists for its 2021 Literary Awards, which recognizes and honors “dynamic, imaginative, and thought-provoking” books published in the last year. Previous winners include Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Imani Perry, and Yiyun Li. The 55 finalists were selected across... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-10 16:43:48 UTC ]