Kingsolver receives Library of Virginia fiction award
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver was the winner of the fiction prize at the 13th Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards October 16, hosted by award-winning Virginia author Adriana Trigiani. The evening celebrated a remarkable list of authors, including Lee Smith, David Baldacci and Jeanette Walls. The awards are presented each year for the best books […]
Kingsolver wins Orange Prize for Fiction
Barbara Kingsolver has won the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction for The Lacuna. Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall, presented the author with the Prize at an awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in central London June 9, hosted by Orange Prize for Fiction Co-Founder and Honorary Director Kate Mosse. Celebrating its fifteenth anniversary […]
Bellwether Prize winner announced
The 2010 winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction, the largest monetary prize for unpublished fiction in North America, has been announced: Naomi Benaron of Tucson has won the $25,000 award and publication with the Bellwether’s partner publisher, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, N.C. The announcement marked the award’s 10th anniversary. Established by Barbara Kingsolver, […]