Richard Ford a finalist for Maine Literary Award
Author Richard Ford of East Boothbay is one of four finalists nominated for a Maine Literary Award for fiction. The book, written in 2014, is “Let Me Be Frank With You.” Kathryn Miles, who visited the region as a guest author at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s literary luncheons, is one of four nominated in the non-fiction category for “Superstorm,” a.k.a. Hurricane Sandy. File photo
Author Richard Ford of East Boothbay is one of four finalists nominated for a Maine Literary Award for fiction. The book, written in 2014, is “Let Me Be Frank With You.” Kathryn Miles, who visited the region as a guest author at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s literary luncheons, is one of four nominated in the non-fiction category for “Superstorm,” a.k.a. Hurricane Sandy. File photo
The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance announces the finalists for the 2015 Maine Literary Awards. The awards, which honor books published during 2014, as well as adult and youth manuscripts in drama, fiction, nonfiction and poetry, brought in a record-breaking number of submissions:
Nearly 170 books were entered across the categories; in 2011, 70 books total were submitted
Over 100 manuscripts were submitted into the award’s Short Works Competition in the categories of drama, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
Over 75 Maine students submitted work in the same categories in the award’s Youth Competition
While three finalists are usually announced in advance of the awards ceremony, jurors found submissions in several categories - including fiction, crime fiction, and poetry — so strong that four finalists are being announced
The 2015 Maine Literary Awards finalists list includes Richard Ford for “Let Me Be Frank With You,” nominated for a fiction book award; Kathryn Miles' “Superstorm” in the nonfiction category; Book Award for Anthology (editors), “Poets of Monhegan Island Voices II.”
For a complete list of finalists and more information, visit http://mainewriters.org.
The Maine Literary Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 28 at the SPACE Gallery in Portland. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. ceremony.
There will be a cash bar and a bookseller on hand at the awards ceremony selling copies of all finalists’ books.
The event is free to MWPA members with a suggested $5 donation for nonmembers.
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