Tucson Festival of Books

Janet Ruth of Corrales, New Mexico, won the 2019 poetry award for “Trick of Light” and other poems. Lesley Bannatyne of Somerville, Massachusetts, won the fiction award for her story

“Corpse Walks Into a Bar.” Cinthia Ritchie of Anchorage, Alaska, won the nonfiction award for her memoir excerpt “Hunger, and Lies.” Marilyn Chin judged in poetry, Shobha Rao judged in fiction, and Stephanie Land judged in nonfiction. The winners each received $1,000 and a scholarship to the Tucson Festival of Books and Masters Workshop. The winners were also invited to read at the Tucson Festival of Books in March. The annual awards are given for a group of poems, a short story or novel excerpt, and an essay or memoir excerpt. The next deadline is October 31. Tucson Festival of Books, Literary Awards, P.O. Box 855, Cortaro, AZ 85652. Meg Files, Director. masters@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org

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