About the 9th Annual Book Prize Winner
About the 9th Annual Book Prize Winner Eric Nguyen Eric Nguyen earned an MFA in Creative Writing from McNeese State University in Louisiana. He has been awarded fellowships from Lambda Literary, Voices of Our Nation Arts, and the TinHouse Writers Workshop. He is the editor-in-chief of diaCRITICS.org. and lives in Washington, DC. Author website: ericpnguyen.com
Winner Announced for the 9th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize
Winner Announced for the 9th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize January 11, 2021 DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASEWATCH THE ANNOUNCEMENT ERIC NGUYEN WINS CROOK’S CORNER BOOK PRIZE FOR DEBUT NOVEL THINGS WE LOST TO THE WATER Chapel Hill, NC, January 11, 2021—Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen, published by Knopf, is the winner […]
2022 Virtual Announcement Party
2022 Virtual Announcement Party Join us (virtually) for the announcement of the next winner of the Crook’s Corner Book Prize! The Chapel Hill Public Library and Flyleaf Books have generously offered to co-host this event with us on Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 and our judge Ron Rash will be joining us to chat with the […]
9th Annual Crook’s Corner book Prize Shortlist Announced
9th Annual Crook’s Corner book Prize Shortlist Announced September 15, 2021 Download THE PRESS RELEASE CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Crook’s Corner Book Prize, awarded annually for the best debut novel set in the American South, has announced its Shortlist today. The winner will be chosen from the Shortlist by Ron Rash, author of the […]
Crook’s Corner Book Prize 9th Annual Longlist Announced
Crook’s Corner Book Prize 9th Annual Longlist Announced July 8, 2021 Download THE PRESS RELEASE Chapel Hill, North Carolina—The Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation today announced its annual Longlist for best debut novel set in the American South. Now in its ninth year, the $5,000 literary prize winner will be announced in January 2022. The […]
About the 8th Annual Book Prize Winner
About the 8th Annual Book Prize Winner Sion Dayson Sion Dayson is an American writer and EFL teacher. Born in New York, she was raised in North Carolina. After a decade spent in Paris, where she acquired French nationality, she now makes her home in Valencia, Spain. Her work has appeared in numerous venues including […]
Winner Announced for the 8th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize
Winner Announced for the 8th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize January 11, 2021 DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE SION DAYSON WINS CROOK’S CORNER BOOK PRIZE FOR DEBUT NOVEL AS A RIVER Chapel Hill, NC, January 11, 2021—As a River by Sion Dayson is the winner of the eighth annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize, which awards $5000 for […]
8th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Shortlist Announced
8th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Shortlist Announced September 17, 2020 Download THE PRESS RELEASE CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Crook’s Corner Book Prize, awarded annually for the best debut novel set in the American South, has announced its Shortlist today. The winner will be chosen this year by award-winning novelist, Monique Truong. The $5000 […]
Crooks Corner Book Prize 8th Annual Longlist Announced
July 21, 2020 DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE The Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation announces its annual Longlist for best debut novel set in the American South. Now in its Eighth Year, the $5,000 prize will be presented in January 2021. The Longlist includes: Watershedby Mark Barr(Hub City Press) The Gulfby Belle Boggs(Graywolf Press) The Gone […]
About the 7th Annual Book Prize Winner
About the 7th Annual Book Prize Winner Devi S. Laskar The Atlas of Reds and Blues grapples with the complexities of second-generation American life. Inspired by the author’s own terrifying experience of a mistaken police raid on her home, Devi S. Laskar’s debut novel explores, in spare and powerful prose, the ways in which racism […]