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OAKLAND, CA, March 11, 2025 — New Literary Project is honored to announce the five distinguished finalists for the 2025 Joyce Carol Oates Prize (JCO). The shortlisted finalists for the $50,000 prize for a mid-career author of fiction and their most recent publications are: Jennine Capó Crucet, North Carolina, Say Hello to My Little Friend (Simon & Schuster)
Sarah Manguso, California, Liars (Hogarth)
Julia Phillips, New York, Bear (Hogarth)
Morgan Talty, Maine, Fire Exit (Tin House)
Willy Vlautin, Oregon, The Horse (Harper) The annual JCO Prize recognizes an exceptionally distinguished mid-career author of fiction, one who has emerged and is still emerging, and one who can best advance the mission and represent the vision of not-for-profit New Literary Project (NewLit). https://www.newliteraryproject.org/joyce-carol-oates-prize The Prize celebrates fiction writers of consequence—short stories and/or novels—at the relative midpoint of a burgeoning career. Prize winners receive the award to honor past achievement as well as to encourage and support current and future work. In mid-April, the ninth JCO Prize will be awarded. More about the 2025 Finalists.
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