St. Francis College Literary Prize
# St. Francis College Literary Prize

The St. Francis College Literary Prize is a biennial literary award inaugurated in 2009. The prize of US$50,000 is presented to a mid-career author in honor of a third to fifth book of fiction. The winner is selected by a jury and invited to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, for a speech. The SFC Literary Prize is meant to offer encouragement and significant financial support to a mid-career writer. The winner of the prize is announced from a whittled down shortlist during the Brooklyn Book Festival every other year in September.

## Winners and shortlist

Blue Ribbon = winner

2019

* Jennifer Clement, Gun Love
* Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body
* Brandon Hobson, Where the Dead Sit Talking
* Samantha Hunt, The Dark Dark
* David Joy, The Line That Held Us
* Danzy Senna, New People

Jury: Chris Abani, Kate Christensen, Ron Currie

2017

* Amina Gautier, The Loss of All Lost Things
* Mohsin Hamid, Exit West
* Adam Haslett, Imagine Me Gone
* Selah Saterstrom, Slab
* Dana Spiotta, Innocents and Others
* Deb Unferth, Wait Till You See Me Dance

Jury: Ellen Litman, Jeffery Renard Allen, René Steinke

2015

* Paul Beatty, The Sellout
* Maud Casey, The Man Who Walked Away
* Stuart Dybek, Paper Lantern
* David Gilbert, & Sons
* Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings
* Rene Steinke, Friendswood

Jury: Sigrid Nunez, Erin McGraw, Daniel Torday

2013

* Carol Anshaw, Carry the One
* Jami Attenberg, The Middlesteins
* Tony D'Souza, Mule
* Christopher Tilghman, The Right-Handed Shore
* David Vann, Dirt

Jury: Jonathan Dee, Peter Cameron, Kate Christensen.

2011

For books published between July 2009 and May 2011.

* Kevin Brockmeier, The Illumination
* Joshua Cohen, Witz
* Jonathan Dee, The Privileges
* Yiyun Li, Gold Boy Emerald Girl
* Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat
* Brad Watson, Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives

Jury: Francine Prose, Rick Moody, Darcey Steinke.

2009

* Aleksandar Hemon, Love and Obstacles
* Chris Abani, Song For Night
* Jim Krusoe, Girl Factory
* Arthur Phillips, The Song Is You

Jury: Jonathan Lethem, Heidi Julavits, Ben Marcus, Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon.

