Great Lakes Colleges Association

Nate Marshall of Chicago won the 2017 New Writers Award in poetry for his collection, Wild Hundreds (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016). Charles Boyer of Wellesley, Massachusetts, won in fiction for his novel, History’s Child (New Issues Press, 2016). Randall Horton of New York City won in creative nonfiction for his memoir, Hook (Augury Books, 2016). The winners will each receive travel expenses and an honorarium of $500 per visit to several of the Great Lakes Colleges Association’s 13 member colleges, where they will give readings, meet with students, and lead classes. Daniel Bourne, David Caplan, and Diane Seuss judged in poetry; Eric Freeze, P. F. Kluge, and Margot Singer judged in fiction; Samuel Autman, Matthew Ferrence, and Rhoda Janzen judged in creative nonfiction. The annual awards are given for first published books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. (SEE DEADLINES.)