Literary Fifteen 2023 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Aspen Words Literary Prize
Awarded to novels or short story collections that address questions of violence, inequality, gender, the environment, immigration, religion, race or other social issues. Open to authors of any nationality and translated fiction published by a US publisher.

Longlist of 14 books announced on December 12th, 2022. 7 debut voices, 5 short story collections, 14 works of fiction.

Shortlist:
How not to drown in a glass of water by Angie Cruz
Calling for a blanket dance by Oscar Hokeah
The haunting of Hajji Hotak and other stories by Jamil Jan Kochai
The consequences by Manuel Muñoz
All this could be different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

Winner:
The haunting of Hajji Hotak and other stories by Jamil Jan Kochai
All books added
The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela

The Town of Babylon

Alejandro Varela

299 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

Memphis

Tara M. Stringfellow

252 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo Okparanta

Harry Sylvester Bird

Chinelo Okparanta

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging funny medium-paced
The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories by Ladee Hubbard

The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories

Ladee Hubbard

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

If I Survive You

Jonathan Escoffery

260 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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