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Follow on Google News | The National Book Foundation Announces Its 2015 "5 Under 35" HonoreesThe Honorees represent the best of a new generation of writers.
● Colin Barrett, author of Young Skins (Black Cat / Grove Atlantic), selected by Paul Yoon ● Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), selected by ZZ Packer ● Megan Kruse, author of Call Me Home (Hawthorne Books), selected by Phil Klay ● Tracy O’Neill, author of The Hopeful (Ig Publishing), selected by Fiona Maazel ● Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of Fra Keeler (Dorothy, a publishing project), selected by Dinaw Mengestu These five extraordinary writers will be honored at a ceremony hosted by LeVar Burton, Curator-in-Chief/ “Over the past ten years, the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 program has established itself as a hallmark of emerging literary talent,” said Harold Augenbraum, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. “The writers we’ve recognized have established themselves among the most acclaimed and admired working today.” 5 Under 35 Honorees are writers under the age of 35 who have published one book of fiction—either a short story collection or novel—within the last five years. This year’s Honorees include a 2014 Whiting Award winner and have received fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, The Center for Fiction, and The Fulbright Program. Angela Flournoy’s The Turner House, is also currently longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction. Previous Honorees include Danielle Evans, Nam Le, Valeria Luiselli, Karen Russell, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Justin Torres, Claire Vaye Watkins, and Tiphanie Yanique, as well as past National Book Award Finalist Téa Obreht and 2014 National Book Award Fiction Winner Phil Klay. For bios of this year’s 5 Under 35 Honorees, Selectors, and Host, please visit www.nationalbook.org. End
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