Bellwether Prize
The Bellwether Prize for fiction is a biennial award given to previously unpublished works of fiction which address issues of social justice written by a US citizen. The prize was established by noted author Barbara Kingsolver, and is funded by her. Winning authors receive a $25,000 award and a publishing contract, from which they receive royalties.[1] Submissions are judged by a panel of authors whose work shows themes of social change.
Winning authors have been:
- 2000: Donna Gershten Kissing The Virgin's Mouth
- 2002: Gayle Brandeis The Book of Dead Birds
- 2004: Marjorie Kowalski Cole Correcting the Landscape
- 2006: Hillary Jordan Mudbound
- 2008: Heidi W. Durrow The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Authors who have served a judges include: Russell Banks, Martin Espada, Barry Karten, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ursula LeGuin, Barry Lopez, Toni Morrison, Ruth Ozeki, Grace Paley, Anna Quindlen.
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