Crook’s Corner Book Prize 12th Annual Shortlist Announced
September 17, 2024 Download The Press Release CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024—Today, the Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation announces the three finalists for best debut novel set in the American South. “It is really exciting to see emerging novelists interpreting life in the American South, past and present, from the perspective of 2024,” […]
Crook’s Corner Book Prize 12th Annual Longlist Announced
August 20, 2024 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. The $5,000 prize winner will be announced in January 2025. The Longlist is: The Peach Seedby Anita Gail Jones(Henry Holt & Co.) Banyan Moonby Thao […]
Winner Announced for the 12th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize
January 6, 2025 DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Cindy Sellars cindyhsellars@gmail.com Banyan Moon by Thao Thai wins 2025 Crook’s Corner Book Prize$5,000 prize awarded for best debut novel set in the American South Chapel Hill, North Carolina, January 6, 2025—Banyan Moon by Thao Thai (Mariner Books) is the winner of the twelfth annual […]
Winner Announced for the 11th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize
January 8, 2024 DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kera Yonker, kerayonker@gmail.com Bobby Finger Wins $5000 Crook’s Corner Book Prize for The Old Place Chapel Hill, North Carolina, January 8, 2024—The Old Place by Bobby Finger (Penguin Random House) is the winner of the eleventh annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize for the best debut […]
About the 11th Annual Book Prize Winner
Photo Credit: Elena Mudd | elenamudd.com Bobby Finger Bobby Finger’s debut novel The Old Place was published 2022 by Penguin Random House. It was selected by Vanity Fair as one of the best books of the year in 2022. He has a new novel coming out from Penguin Random House in June 2024, called Four […]
Crook’s Corner Book Prize 11th Annual Shortlist Announced
September 18, 2023 Download The Press Release CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 18, 2023—Today, the Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation announces the three finalists for best debut novel set in the American South. “Writing a novel is hard enough. Getting attention for your first novel is even harder. Our goal is to shine a light […]
Crook’s Corner Book Prize 11th Annual Longlist Announced
August 3, 2023 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. The $5,000 prize winner will be announced in January 2024. The Longlist is: The Gospel of Rot by Gregory Ariail (Mercer University Press) It Dies […]
About the 10th Annual Book Prize Winner
Caroline Frost Caroline Frost is a native Texan, and Shadows of Pecan Hollow is her first novel. She has a Master of Professional Writing from University of Southern California and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She lives in the LA area with her husband and three young children. Author website: carolinefrost.com
Winner Announced for the 10th Annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize
January 9, 2023 DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kera Yonker, kerayonker@gmail.com Caroline Frost Wins $5000 Crook’s Corner Book Prize for Debut NovelSHADOWS OF PECAN HOLLOW Chapel Hill, North Carolina, January 9, 2023—Shadows of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost, published by William Morrow, is the winner of the tenth annual Crook’s Corner Book Prize […]
Crooks Corner Book Prize 10th Annual Longlist Announced
Crook’s Corner Book Prize 10th Annual Longlist Announced July 12, 2022 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. The $5,000 literary prize winner will be announced in January 2023. The Longlist is: Groundskeepingby Lee Cole(Knopf) […]