Bellwether Prize

Bellwether Prize

The Bellwether Prize for fiction is a biennial award given to previously unpublished works of fiction which address issues of social justice. 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. [http://www.bellwetherprize.org/info.html] Submissions are judged by a panel of authors whose work shows themes of social change.

Winning authors include:
* 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"

External links

* [http://www.bellwetherprize.org/ Bellwether Prize website]


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