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The Quickening shortlisted for Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize
Michelle Hoover’s novel The Quickening has been shortlisted for the 2010 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. The author of the winning book will receive $10,000 and the six other shortlisted authors will receive $1,000 each. The award will be given at The Center for Fiction’s Benefit and Awards Dinner, to be held on December 6, 2010. The prize is generously supported by writer Nancy Dunnan in honor of her late father, Ray Flaherty.
The rest of the shortlist includes: Beneath the Lion’s Gaze by Maaza Mengiste, The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer, Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes, Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross, The Report by Jessica Francis Kane, and This is Just Exactly Like You by Drew Perry.
The judges for the 2010 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize are the distinguished writers Oscar Hijuelos, Sheila Kohler, John Pipkin, Dawn Raffel, and John Wray.
Read more about the prize and the shortlist here.
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