Toni Morrison・"Your life is already artful - waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art."
The Center for Fiction
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The Center for Fiction
@Center4Fiction
A home for writers and readers for over 200 years. We support and celebrate fiction through events, writing workshops, reading groups, awards, and more.
- "I’m the daughter of Black writers who are descended from Freedom Fighters who broke their chains and changed the world. They call me." 🌺 Amanda Gorman
- "If you get drunk and you want to lie you're a fiction writer, and if you get drunk and you tell the truth you're a memoirist, and if you get drunk and you wanna lay on the hood of the car and look at the sky you're a poet." — A quote fit for the weekend from Rebecca Makkai
- We are so pleased to announce the long list for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize today! The winner receives a $15,000 prize with each shortlisted author receiving $1,000. View the list: centerforfiction.org/book-recs/2020…
- We're thrilled to announce that Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will be honored at our Annual Awards Dinner on 12/10 and that global media leader @Oprah Winfrey will speak about Ms. Morrison’s extraordinary life and work. Tickets are available on our site: centerforfiction.org/awards/awards-…
- We are thrilled to announce the 2022 longlist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize! The Prize honors the best debut fiction of the year, with the winner announced at our Annual Awards Benefit on 12/6. Learn more about these incredible books here: bit.ly/3vKmuej
- We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize! The 27 titles were selected by 116 volunteer readers from 143 submissions. Find the full list here: ow.ly/I0Hj50FuvV4
- We are pleased to announce the long list for our 2019 First Novel Prize! Check out the 27 honorees at centerforfiction.org/grants-awards/…
- We are thrilled to share that the Medal for Editorial Excellence is being awarded to Graywolf Press! Their discovery and nurturing of great writers over the past 50 years has vastly enriched the world of books, and we can't wait to celebrate with them at the Annual Awards Benefit
- We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2023 First Novel Prize! Congratulations to these 25 debut novelists. Read more about their stories here: tinyurl.com/58yu6k7s
- Thrilled to announce the Short List for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize! centerforfiction.org/book-recs/2020…
- We are pleased to announce the long list for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, awarded to the best debut novel of the year! Check out the honorees here & add some amazing books to your summer reading: centerforfiction.org/awards/the-fir…
- The Center for Fiction Lifetime of Excellence in Fiction Award honors a writer who, through their exceptional body of work, has significantly shaped our culture and perspective. This year, we're honoring Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.
- We are delighted to announce that the winner of our 2022 First Novel Prize is Noor Naga, author of If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English (Graywolf Press)! Congratulations! tinyurl.com/efdst6k5
