The 2023 Literary Awards Finalists and Winners
Thank you all for participating in the 2023 Awards Program and making it a success! On this page we’ll be listing the Long List of finalists, a Short List, and the Winners’ Circle. Follow us on social media for updates!
Update 3/21/24: The Short List is live! We continue to review all active entries for the pub wing. Winners will be announced by May 1st. Good luck!
2023 Literary Awards Program Winners:
TBD
The Short List (alphabetical by last name):
What Will Happen to You, by Scott Armstrong
Collateral Citizens, by Khem Aryal
The Pine Creek Lady Terrorist Society & Sewing Circle, by Karen Auvinen
A Terrific Ear, by Elaine Bennett
Dependent, by Kimberlee Bonura
Primal Burdens, by Ani Brown
Bitter Over Sweet, by Melissa Llanes Brownlee
Sister Light-of-Love Love Dove and Other Stories, by Judith Cooper
No Heroic Measures: A Memoir, by Jessica Danger
Line Magic, by Kris Faatz
Night Watch, by Mathew Goldberg
Goblin Mode, by Caroline Hagood
How to Survive a Mass Shooting: A Columbine Memoir, by Krista Hanley
Quartz, by Susan Holcomb
Black Dog, by Erica Kent
The Drowning Party, by Susan Knecht
Ivy in Darkness and Light, by Kathryn Larrabee
The Biting Kind, by Cassandra Lewis
Nothing Vast, by Moshe Marvit
Anything You Recognize, by Daniel Mueller
The Wedding, by Vandana Nair
The Momma Puzzle, by Hilary Plattner
Birds of Passage, by Miriam Polli
In the Hands of Men, by Gin Sexsmith
The Blood Year Daughter: Stories, by GG Silverman
Coopers Promise, Timothy Jay Smith
Like Always Blooming, by Daniel Sutter
Attractive Nuisance: Essays on Climate Justice and Other Mischief, by Christy Tending
The Drawing of Angels, by Judith Turner-Yamamoto
We Sink Like Ships and Other Stories, by Chelsea Wells
The Long List (alphabetical by last name):
The Encyclopedia of Hallucinations, by Amna Ahmad
We Are Concerned With Your Methods, by Sara Allen
Today Yesterday After My Death, by Maureen Alsop
What Will Happen to You, by Scott Armstrong
Collateral Citizens, by Khem Aryal
The Pine Creek Lady Terrorist Society & Sewing Circle, by Karen Auvinen
A Terrific Ear, by Elaine Bennett
Proles, by Barry Bergman
Utopia and Other Problems, by Amy Berkowitz
American Moon, by David Berner
Bard at the Bijou, by Gary Blackwood
Dependent, by Kimberlee Bonura
Soft Goodbyes Through Broken Veils, by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal
Mother of Millions, by Janie Braverman
Primal Burdens, by Ani Brown
Bitter Over Sweet, by Melissa Llanes Brownlee
Kennerly, Arkansas, by Teresa Burns-Murphy
Cornfields of South Beach, by Makayla Carmichael
Bigger: A Collection of Essays, by Ren Cedar Fuller
Sister Light-of-Love, Love Dove, and Other Stories, by Judith Cooper
Down the Rabbit Hole, by Liz Cummings
No Heroic Measures: A Memoir, by Jessica Danger
The Lowest Basin: Arizona Stories, by Jonathan Danielson
I Believe in Everything, by Jen Dary
Altogether, Once, by Carol Dines
The Oasis, by Zahie El Kouri
Light Between the Lines, by Sarah El Sioufi
The Magican Garden of Lucinda Mae, by Haley Elmendorf
Line Magic, by Kris Faatz
There is no Death in Finding Nemo, by Jeffrey Feingold
The Lion House, Matthew Fogarty
The Family Fernandez, by Sara Fraser
The Museum of Future Mistakes, by James R. Gapinski
In Search of a Salve: Memoir of a Sex Addict, by Katherin Garland
For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus, by Varun Gauri
Tappen Zee, by Rebecca Gearhart
Night Watch, by Mathew Goldberg
A Library of Mountains, by Becca Grady
When We Were Feral, by Shasta Grant
Goblin Mode, by Caroline Hagood
Before Cartoons, by Syed Afzal Haider
How to Survive a Mass Shooting: A Columbine Memoir, by Krista Hanley
Line of Light, by Evelyn Herwitz
Quartz, by Susan Holcomb
The Riding Fun House by David Hopes
Oasis, by Yang Huang
Please State Your Emergency: A Novel, by Wynne Hungerford
Termite Queen, by Yeshim Iqbal
The Cloud Seeders, by Sharissa Jones
The Great Houses of Pill Hill (Little Place of Departed Spirits), by Diane Josefowicz
Black Dog, by Erica Kent
Sexy Life, Hello, by Michelle Kicherer
Sweethearts: A History, by Emily Kiernan
Doubles Alley, by Laurence Klavan
The Drowning Party, by Susan Knecht
Girl Gone Wild, by Courtney Kocak
Lion Hunting, by Michele Koh Morollo
Ivy in Darkness and Light, by Kathryn Larrabee
Born to Breed, by Sarah Layden
Down Gringo Gulch, by Sarah Leamy
How We See the Grey, by Rachel Leon
The Biting Kind, by Cassandra Lewis
The Mind of Master Khang, by Yuehan Li
The Execution of Tertius Lafontaine, by Christian Livermore
Of Saints and Rivers, by Jim Logan
The Crossroads of Dreams, by Linda MacConnell
Urgent Care, by Mina Manchester
Feral Maril & Her Little Brother Carol, by Leslie Manning
Nothing Vast, by Moshe Marvit
My Prisoner & Other Stories, by Tyler McAndrew
Bloodless, Matthew Meagher
Blood at the Root, by Jesus Mena
Things Happen, by Roger Mills
Fifth of July, by Ellene Moore
Love & Chickens, by Kasey Morris
Anything You Recognize, by Daniel Mueller
The Wedding, by Vandana Nair
Bad Homos Have Macaroni Hearts, by Michael Narkunski
When Everybody Goes Home: A Book of Acknowledgements, by Josh Odam
A Turnip, A Tornado, and a Minotaur Walk into a Bar: An American Memoir, by David Orr
Minor Repairs to Smile Dragon, by Nicholas Otte
Bird, by Marian Palaia
Podunk, by Lauren Parker
Sugaring, by Jen Parsons
Dear Sparrow, by Joseph Pasquale
Sole Brethren: If the Shoe Fits, by Jane Peyton
Headstrong, by Leslie Pietrzyk
Unusual Poisons, by Matthew Pitt
The Momma Puzzle, by Hilary Plattner
Birds of Passage, by Miriam Polli
Boss is Dead, by Ron Pullins
Ghost Heart, by Heather Quinn
Plague of Wolves, by Elizabeth Quirk
The Tellings of Julio Rivera and Other Short Stories, by J. Roarke
To the Lasting House, by Riley Rockford
The Other Sister, by Andrea Ruggirello
Where Were You When It Happened?, by Gage Saylor
The Great Disaster, by Alanna Schubach
In the Hands of Men, by Gin Sexsmith
Tag, by Jenny Shank
Leave No Trace, by Keene Short
A Girl from Obidos, by Eleni Sianis
The Blood Year Daughter: Stories, by GG Silverman
The Long-Term Wing, by Patricia Smith
Coopers Promise, Timothy Jay Smith
Not So Long Ago, Bill Smoot
Unsoldierly, David Snee
Eden, Frederick Soukup
Flashes of Lightning, by Ryan Summers
As High as the Stork Flies, by Elita Suratman
Like Always Blooming, by Daniel Sutter
Krackle’s Last Movie, by Chelsea Sutton
The Duke of Barstow, by Max Talley
Attractive Nuisance: Essays on Climate Justice and Other Mischief, by Christy Tending
What Nikki Knew, by Lori Tobias
The Drawing of Angels, by Judith Turner-Yamamoto
As Big As A Boat, The Natalie Stories, by Karen Uhlmann
Power Out, by Kem Joy Ukwu
A Bouquet of Weeds: Growing Up Wild in the Pacific Northwest, by Naomi Ulsted
A Road Wanting Wear, by David Urban
Yearning in the Time of Assassination, by Keliher Walsh
Reward Center, by Aaron Weiss
We Sink Like Ships and Other Stories, by Chelsea Wells
Tragic Fairy Tales, by Troy Wilderson
Homelands, by Robert Williams
Food Court, by Mike Wilson