Exclusive: Brit Bennett, Yaa Gyasi Among Contenders For Aspen Words Literary Prize
Aspen Words — part of the Aspen Institute — has announced the longlist for this year's Aspen Words Literary Prize. The $35,000 award recognizes fiction that "illuminates a vital contemporary issue."
by Petra Mayer
Nov 10, 2020
1 minute
The 15 nominees for this year's Aspen Words Literary Prize span the globe and the headlines — from Uganda to Palestine to Miami to rural North Dakota, and even a nameless Wilderness that's not quite in the world we know.
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