| Featuring the works of lifelong Hoosiers, professors at Indiana colleges and universities, former residents and others, the shortlists feature stories (fact and fiction) about life in Indiana, about nature and about interesting people. At turns whimsical and serious, funny and haunting, the shortlist honorees address pressing topics such as race, immigration, teen pregnancy and suicide. There are also fairies and airships and voodoo. And yes, basketball. In other words, they represent the incredible breadth and depth of talent, ideas and imagination that this place—our place—evokes in writers. We hope you pick up a copy (or two or ten) and continue to #ReadLocal. To purchase any of these books through local independent bookstores, visit our page on Bookshop.org. And, to read more about the authors and the books, visit IndianaAuthorsAwards.org. Children’s Shortlist: Crystal Allen, The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Mya in the Middle John David Anderson, Granted Gabrielle Balkan, Book of Flight Skila Brown, Clackety Track: Poems About Trains Troy Cummings, Can I Be Your Dog? Helen Frost, Hello, I’m Here! Michael Homoya, Shane Gibson and Gillian Harris, Wake Up, Woods Phillip Hoose, Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City Young Adult Shortlist: Sharon Biggs Waller, Girls on the Verge Saundra Mitchell, All the Things We Do in the Dark Poetry Shortlist: Lindsey Alexander, Rodeo in Reverse Callista Buchen, Look Look Look Eugene Gloria, Sightseer in this Killing City Debra Kang Dean, Totem: America Kevin McKelvey, Dream Wilderness Poems Shari Wagner, The Farm Wife’s Almanac Genre Shortlist: Maurice Broaddus, Pimp My Airship Sofi Keren, Painted Over Nate Powell, Come Again Larry Sweazy, See Also Proof: A Marjorie Trumaine Mystery Emerging Author Shortlist: Katie Hesterman, A Round of Robins Sofi Keren, Painted Over Robin Lee Lovelace, Savonne, Not Vonny Chantel Massey, Bursting at the Seams: A Collection of Poetry Melissa Stephenson, Driven: A White-Knuckled Drive to Heartbreak and Back Annie Sullivan, Tiger Queen Nonfiction Shortlist: Axton Betz-Hamilton, The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity Robert Blaemire, Birch Bayh Ross Gay, The Book of Delights Nancy Kriplen, J. Irwin Miller Bill Sullivan, Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces that Make Us Who We Are Melissa Stephenson, Driven: A White-Knuckled Drive to Heartbreak and Back Fiction Shortlist: Brian Allen Carr, Opioid, Indiana Bryan Furuness, Do Not Go On Brian Leung, Ivy vs. Dogg: With a Cast of Thousands! Michael Martone, The Moon Over Wapakoneta: Fictions and Science Fictions from Indiana and Beyond Chris White, The Life List of Adrian Mandrick Find out the winners of these categories (as well as drama) on Sept. 1.The awards celebrate the best books written by Indiana authors in eight categories and published in the previous two years (2018 and 2019). We’ll also announce a Literary Champion (an individual or organization honored for its contributions to the literary community) on Sept. 2. In the meantime, follow along with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to learn more about the shortlisted books and authors.Learn more about the 2020 Awards |
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The 2020 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards shortlists have been announced!
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