Ten Questions for Jamila Minnicks
“I need to live life to make art.” —Jamila Minnicks, author of Moonrise Over New Jessup
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historical fiction
W. Y. Boyd Literary Award
American Library Association
Entry Fee:
$0
Deadline:
December 1, 2021
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a novel published in the previous year that is set in a period when the United States was at war. Publishers or authors may submit seven copies of a book published in 2021 by December 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
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Ten Questions for Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
“In the mornings—or when I roll over from a dream—there’s only God and me talking to each other.” —Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois
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Ten Questions for Jack Wang
“You’re neither the genius nor the failure you think you are.” —Jack Wang, author of We Two Alone
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Ten Questions for Kaitlyn Greenidge
“Do the hard stuff first.” —Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie
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Ten Questions for Jeffrey Colvin
“I had to imagine the life of characters who shared some of my own history but had their own unique ways of being in the world.” —Jeffrey Colvin, author of Africaville
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Ten Questions for Dexter Palmer
“Sometimes at the end of an eight-hour day I’d have a single paragraph to show for it.” —Dexter Palmer, author of Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen
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Ten Questions for Maaza Mengiste
“I didn’t always feel like writing but I still made myself sit down and do it. I practiced discipline and worked towards inspiration.” —Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King
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Historical Fiction: The Pleasures and Perils of Writing About Other Eras
How do you handle research? How indebted do you feel to stick to the historical record? Two novelists discuss their experiences researching, imagining, and depicting earlier times.
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House Hunting: Finding a Home for Your Characters
A fiction writer’s habit of imagining the lives of people who live in her favorite houses leads to serious research for her novel.
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