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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Winner Announced for the 7th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize
Winner Announced for the 7th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize January 7, 2020 Download THE PRESS RELEASE DEVI S. LASKAR, CHAPEL HILL NATIVE, WINS $5000 CROOK’S CORNER BOOK PRIZE Chapel Hill, NC, January 6, 2020—Devi S. Laskar’s The Atlas of Reds and Blues, published by Counterpoint Press, is the winner of the seventh annual Crook’s […]
7th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Shortlist Announced
7th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Shortlist Announced September 10, 2019 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 National Book Award-winning novelist, Charles Frazier. […]
7th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Longlist Announced
7th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Longlist Announced August 13, 2019 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 seventh year, the $5,000 prize will be presented in January 2020. The Longlist includes: The Deeper the Water […]
Winner Announced for the 6th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize
Winner Announced for the 6th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize January 8, 2019 Download THE PRESS RELEASE MARGARET WILKERSON SEXTON WINS $5000 CROOK’S CORNER BOOK PRIZE Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s A Kind of Freedom, published by Counterpoint Press, is the winner of the sixth annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize for best debut novel set in the […]
6th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Shortlist Announced
6th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize Shortlist Announced September 9, 2018 Download THE PRESS RELEASE The Crook’s Corner Book Prize, awarded annually for the best debut novel set in the American South, will be chosen this year by Tayari Jones. Her most recent novel, An American Marriage, has been widely acclaimed and is a 2018 […]