John Leonard Prize
Annual American literary award
The John Leonard Prize for Best First Book, established in 2013, is an annual literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) for authors' first books in any genre.[1] Unlike other NBCC awards, recipients are selected by members, not the board.[1]
The prize is named after John Leonard, a renowned literary critic and NBCC co-founder.[1]
Recipients
Year | Author | Title | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Anthony Marra | A Constellation of Vital Phenomena | Winner | [2] |
2014 | Phil Klay | Redeployment | Winner | [3][4] |
2015 | Kirstin Valdez Quade | Night at the Fiestas | Winner | [5] |
2016 | Yaa Gyasi | Homegoing | Winner | [6] |
2017 | Carmen Maria Machado | Her Body and Other Parties | Winner | [7][8][9] |
2018 | Tommy Orange | There There | Winner | [10][11][12] |
2019 | Sarah M. Broom | The Yellow House | Winner | [13][14] |
Julia Phillips | Disappearing Earth | Finalist | ||
2020 | Raven Leilani | Luster | Winner | [15][16] |
Megha Majumdar | A Burning | Finalist | [16] | |
C Pam Zhang | How Much of These Hills Is Gold | |||
Kerri Arsenault | Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains | |||
Brandon Taylor | Real Life | |||
Douglas Stuart | Shuggie Bain | |||
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio | The Undocumented Americans | |||
2021 | Anthony Veasna So | Afterparties: Stories | Winner | [17] |
Torrey Peters | Detransition, Baby | Finalist | [18][19][20] | |
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson | My Monticello | |||
Devon Walker-Figueroa | Philomath: Poems | |||
Larissa Pham | Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy | |||
Ashley C. Ford | Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir | |||
2022 | Morgan Talty | Night of the Living Rez | Winner | [21] |
Jessamine Chan | The School for Good Mothers | Finalist | [22] | |
Jonathan Escoffery | If I Survive You | |||
Tess Gunty | The Rabbit Hutch | |||
Zain Khalid | Brother Alive | |||
Maud Newton | Ancestor Trouble | |||
Vauhini Vara | The Immortal King Rao |
See also
- Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award
- National Book Critics Circle Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Memoir and Autobiography
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
- Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
References
- ^ a b c "John Leonard Prize". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "2014". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (13 March 2015). "2014 National Book Critics Circle Award winners announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ "2015". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "2016". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "2017". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "NBCC Announces 2017 Finalists". The Millions. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Colyard, K. W. (2018-03-16). "The National Book Critics Circle Award Winners For 2017 Are All Women & You'll Want To Read All Their Books". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "2018". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Squires, Bethy (2019-03-14). "National Book Critics Circle Winners Include New York's Christopher Bonanos". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Congratulations to the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners". Book Marks. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "2019". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Reiter, Amy (2020-03-13). "National Book Critics Circle Announces 2019 Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Beer, Tom (2021-03-25). "National Book Critics Circle Presents Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ a b "2020". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Announcing the Winners of the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards". National Book Critics Circle. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Pineda, Dorany (2022-01-21). "Here are the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Stewart, Sophia (2022-01-20). "NBCC Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Announcing the 2022 NBCC Award Winners". 2023-03-24.
- ^ "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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