This prize is part of the Library's Young Lions program, a membership group for people in their 20s and 30s who are committed to supporting the organization and to celebrating young writers and artists who are making an impact on this city's cultural life. A panel of judges selects the winner.įounded by Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Rick Moody, and Hannah McFarland-and made possible by an endowment created with generous gifts from Russell Abrams, Nina Collins, Hannah and Gavin McFarland, Ethan Hawke, Stephan Loewentheil, Rick Moody, Andrea Olshan, and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh-this annual award recognizes the work of young authors and celebrates their accomplishments publicly, making a difference in their lives as they continue to build their careers. Each year, five young fiction writers are selected as finalists by a reading committee of Young Lions members, writers, editors, and librarians. Click through on each book title for more information.Įstablished in 2001, The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each year to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. Summaries provided via NYPL's catalog, which draws from multiple sources. Julia Phillips is the debut author of the internationally bestselling novel Disappearing Earth, which was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Interested in more reading recommendations? Sign up for the Library's Book of the Day email. In a story as propulsive as it is emotionally engaging, and through a young writers virtuosic feat of empathy and imagination, this powerful novel provides a. Learn more and download for iPad/iPhone and Android. Plus, new users who live in New York State can apply for a library card directly through the app. NYPL cardholders can find these books on SimplyE, the Library's free e-reader app. A dark tale inspired by a true case encountered by the author, as a police beat reporter follows the experiences of a young victim of domestic violence whose memory is further compromised by community perceptions.

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