Literary Fifteen 2023 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction is given to a writer for a single work of imaginative fiction. This award is intended to recognize writers of a larger reality, who can imagine real grounds for hope and see alternatives to how we live now. The Prize also gives weight to those writers whose access to resources, due to race, gender, age, class or other factors, may be limited; who are working outside of institutional frameworks such as MFA programs; who live outside of cultural centers; and who have not yet been widely recognized for their work.

Shortlist of 9 books announced on July 11th.

Winner: Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell
All books added
Brother Alive by Zain Khalid

Brother Alive

Zain Khalid

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Spear by Nicola Griffith

Spear

Nicola Griffith

5 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
Wolfish by Christiane M. Andrews

Wolfish

Christiane M. Andrews

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical middle grade adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Arboreality by Rebecca Campbell

Arboreality

Rebecca Campbell

124 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian short stories speculative fiction challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Ten Planets: Stories by Yuri Herrera

Ten Planets: Stories

Yuri Herrera

120 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous slow-paced
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

The Spear Cuts Through Water

Simon Jimenez

522 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Meet Us by the Roaring Sea by Akil Kumarasamy

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea

Akil Kumarasamy

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Geometries of Belonging by R.B. Lemberg

Geometries of Belonging

Birdverse

R.B. Lemberg

268 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ short stories adventurous hopeful reflective slow-paced
Drinking from Graveyard Wells by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

Drinking from Graveyard Wells

Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

160 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction short stories dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
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