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Center For Fiction First Novel Prize
__NOTOC__ The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize is an annual award presented by The Center for Fiction, a non-profit organization in New York City, for the best debut novel. From 2006 to 2011, it was called the John Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize in honor of John Turner Sargent, Sr., and, from 2011 to 2014, the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, named after Center for Fiction board member Nancy Dunnan and her journalist father Ray W. Flaherty. Publishers nominate English-language works by first-time United States novelists. '' Poets & Writers Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organizations in the United States serving poets, fiction writers ...
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The Center For Fiction
The Center for Fiction, originally called the New York Mercantile Library, is a not-for-profit organization in New York City, with offices at 15 Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Prior to their move in early 2018, The Center for Fiction was located at 17 East 47th Street, between Madison and Fifth Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. The center works to promote fiction and literature and to give support to writers. It originated in 1820 as the (New York) Mercantile Library and in 2005 changed its name to the Mercantile Library Center for Fiction, although it presents itself as simply "The Center for Fiction". The center, which is one of 17 remaining membership libraries in the United States, three of which are in New York City, maintains a large circulating library of 20th and 21st century fiction, in addition to many stored volumes of 19th century fiction. It also stocks non-fiction volumes on subjects related to literature. It maintains a Reading Room, operates a curated ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamb (novel)
Lamb or The Lamb may refer to: * A young sheep * Lamb and mutton, the meat of sheep Arts and media Film, television, and theatre * ''The Lamb'' (1915 film), a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in his screen debut * ''The Lamb'' (1918 film), a silent short comedy starring Harold Lloyd * ''The Lamb'' (2014 film), a 2014 Turkish-German film * ''The Lamb'' (2017 film), a 2017 American animated film * ''Lamb'' (1985 film), a 1985 drama starring Liam Neeson * ''Lamb'' (2015 American film), a 2015 American film by Ross Partridge * ''Lamb'' (2015 Ethiopian film), a 2015 Ethiopian film * ''Lamb'' (2021 film), a supernatural drama film starring Noomi Rapace * ''LaMB'', a 2009 animated telefilm * The Lambs, an American theatrical organization * ''The Lamb'', an uncompleted film project by Garth Brooks about the fictional musician Chris Gaines * "Lambs", an episode of the television series ''Teletubbies'' Literature * ''The Lamb'' (poem), a 1789 poem by William Blake * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There There (novel)
''There There'' is the debut novel by Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange. Published in 2018, the book follows a large cast of Native Americans living in the Oakland, California area and contains several essays on Native American history and identity. The characters struggle with a wide array of challenges, ranging from depression and alcoholism, to unemployment, fetal alcohol syndrome, and the challenges of living with an "ambiguously nonwhite" ethnic identity in the United States. All of the characters unite at a community powwow and its attempted robbery. The book explores the themes of Native peoples living in urban spaces ( Urban Indians), and issues of ambivalence and complexity related to Natives' struggles with identity and authenticity. ''There There'' was favorably received, and was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize. The book was also awarded a Gold Medal for First Fiction by the California Book Awards. Plot The book begins with an essay by Orange, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaceman Of Bohemia
''Spaceman of Bohemia'' is a science fiction novel written by Jaroslav Kalfař in 2017. Premise The narrative is told from the point of view of Jakub Procházka, the first independent Czech Republic astronaut. He is sent on an eight month solo mission in space to a cloud of "intergalactic dust" near Venus that no other country is willing to risk sending their citizens to inspect. He meets and befriend a giant arachnid named Hanuš. Jakub's motivation for space travel has as its roots a desire to escape his past. Background Jaroslav Kalfař () was born on May 20, 1988, in Prague, Bohemia, one year before the Velvet Revolution, and emigrated to the United States in 2003 at the age of fifteen. He spoke very little English at the time, and learned by watching Cartoon Network. He graduated from the University of Central Florida and then went on to earn an MFA from New York University. He was the recipient of the 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, which grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homegoing (Gyasi Novel)
''Homegoing'' is the debut historical fiction novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016. Each chapter in the novel follows a different descendant of an Asante woman named Maame, starting with her two daughters, who are half-sisters, separated by circumstance: Effia marries James Collins, the British governor in charge of Cape Coast Castle, while her half-sister Esi is held captive in the dungeons below. Subsequent chapters follow their children and following generations. The novel was selected in 2016 for the National Book Foundation's "5 under 35" award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Award for best first book, and was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2017. It received the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for 2017, an American Book Award, and the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature. Plot Effia's line Effia is raised by her mother, Baaba, who is cruel to her. Nevertheless she works hard to please her mother. Known as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Belongs To You
Garth Greenwell (born March 19, 1978) is an American novelist, poet, literary critic, and educator. He has published the novella ''Mitko'' (2011) and the novels ''What Belongs to You'' (2016) and ''Cleanness'' (2020). He has also published stories in ''The Paris Review'' and ''A Public Space'' and writes criticism for ''The New Yorker'' and ''The Atlantic''. In 2013, Greenwell returned to the United States after living in Bulgaria to attend the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop as an Arts Fellow. Early life Garth Greenwell was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 19, 1978, and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, in 1996. He studied voice at the Eastman School of Music, then transferred to earn a BA degree in Literature with a minor in Lesbian and Gay Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase in 2001, where he served as a contributing editor for ''In Posse Review'' and received the 2000 Grolier Poetry Prize. He received his MFA fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Love You, Charlie Freeman
Kaitlyn Greenidge is an American writer. She received a 2017 Whiting Award for Fiction for her debut novel, ''We Love You, Charlie Freeman''. Her second book is a historical novel called ''Libertie'' (2021). Early life and education Greenidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in the neighboring communities of Somerville and Arlington. She and her two sisters were raised by her mother, a social worker, after her parents divorced when she was 7. Greenidge and her sisters were some of the few students of color in their wealthy school district. While in college, Greenidge lived in Alaska for several months. Greenidge received her bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and her MFA from Hunter College. Career Greenidge has written nonfiction for outlets such as ''Elle.com'', '' Vogue'', ''The New York Times'', and the '' Wall Street Journal.'' In September 2020 she was hired as the features director for ''Harper's Bazaar''. Books Greenidge's debut novel, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes The Sun (Dennis-Benn Novel)
''Here Comes the Sun'' is a 2016 novel by Nicole Dennis-Benn set in Montego Bay, Jamaica and published by Liveright Publishing Corporation. Dennis-Benn's debut novel, the book examines social issues in Jamaica, including skin bleaching, sex work, homophobia, rape, and the impact of tourism on local residents. The novel won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction."29th Annual Lambda Literary Award winners announced" . ''LGBT Weekly'', June 13, 2017. ''Here Comes the Sun'' has garnered positive critical attention and praise as it explores many of Jamaica's controversial issues. Dennis-Benn hopes her novel will get “people talking and thinking,” as she explores the "themes of love, identity, sexuality, and belonging" that all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fishermen (Obioma Novel)
''The Fishermen'' is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma, published in 2015. The novel follows four brothers in a quiet neighbourhood of a Nigerian town, who were given a violent prophecy which shakes their family to the core. It is set in the 1990s, during the rule of Sani Abacha. It was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize. The novel received a number of accolades, and positive reviews from critics. Plot Four brothers, Ikenna, Boja, Obembe, and Benjamin, begin to fish at the Omi-Ala river near their home in a quiet neighbourhood of the city of Akure in Nigeria, despite being forbidden from doing so by their parents, as the river is heavily polluted. On one of their fishing trips, they encounter a local madman, Abulu, who follows them shouting the name of Ikenna, the oldest brother. The other children flee, but the four brothers stop to listen, as Abulu shouts a series of prophecies: that Ikenna will become blind, mute, crippled. He finishes by prophesying t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana Must Go (novel)
''Ghana Must Go'' is the debut novel of Taiye Selasi. It was published in 2013, and nominated for an NAACP Image Award. The novel follows the Sai family as they come to terms with their father Kweku Sai's death, and as they work through family troubles. Multiple points of view give insight into the characters' emotions and the repercussions of Kweku’s choices. ''The Wall Street Journal'' praised it as "irresistible from the first line".''Ghana Must Go'' page at Penguin Random House. Ghana must go is also a renowned phrase in Ghana and Nigeria. It dates back to history where Ghanaians were deported from Nigeria following a pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Y (novel)
''Y'' is the debut novel of American-Canadian writer Marjorie Celona. It was published in 2012 by Hamish Hamilton. Plot Shortly after being born on Vancouver Island, Shannon is abandoned in front of a YMCA and discovered by Vaughn, an exercise fiend who has arrived at the YMCA before it's opened. Shannon is moved to a few foster homes before finally being adopted by a single mother named Miranda in order to be a sister to her only daughter, Lydia-Rose. Though Miranda tries to be a good parent to Shannon, Shannon feels like an outsider in her relationship with Miranda and Lydia-Rose. As she grows older amblyopia in one of her eyes causes her to go blind in one eye and her strange looks mean she is occasionally bullied. After she runs away to Vancouver and is brought back by the police, Shannon begins to search for her birth parents, encountering Vaughn along the way. With help from a social worker Shannon is able to contact a man she believes is her biological father, Harrison Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleven Days (novel)
''Eleven Days'' is the first novel written by Lea Carpenter. It was published in 2013. The novel is about a mother's bond with her son; about life choices; about the military, war, and service to one's country. The story is narrated by a woman named Sara whose son Jason is a member of the Special Operations Force in the Navy SEALs The United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the United States Navy, U.S. Navy's primary special operations force and a component of the United States Naval Special Warfare Command, Naval Special Wa .... Her son is subsequently deemed missing after a fictional raid on May 2, 2011, the night that Osama Bin Ladin had been killed. Sara is thus left in limbo, waiting to hear about the whereabouts of her missing son. Plot summary Sara's son Jason is missing from a Special Operations Forces mission undertaken on the same night as the Bin Laden raid. As Sara waits for news, in a series of flashbacks we learn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
