AWLP2020

The book tells the story of a couple who flees war-torn Syria to make a treacherous journey to the UK.

The prize is a $35,000 annual award for a work of fiction that illuminates vital contemporary issues.

Rivero’s novel The Affairs of the Falcóns follows an undocumented family journeying from Peru to New York City.

Scott shares writing advice and the inspiration behind his story collection, The World Doesn’t Require You.

Piatote’s The Beadworkers is an inventive, mixed-genre debut collection that draws on Indigenous aesthetics and forms.

As the daughter of refugees, Lefteri wants to re-sensitize us to the human suffering we see on our screens.

Dennis-Benn’s novel, Patsy, tells the story of a black immigrant woman fighting to discover her sense of self.

Washington’s debut story collection, Lot, is a nominee for the Aspen Words Literary Prize.

Fajardo-Anstine’s work provides literary representation to Latinas of indigenous ancestry.

Carr is the author of the novel Opioid, Indiana, a nominee for the Aspen Words Literary Prize.