The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Celebration

The Mark Twain American Voice in

Literature Award Celebration

November 3, 2023 at 6pm
The Mark Twain Museum Center

Congratulations to our 2022 American Voice in Literature Award winner, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton.  From 60 eligible titles published in 2021, and submitted for consideration last year, we celebrated the winning work of fiction at an engaging evening of dinner and discussion with the author.

View photos from the last year’s event HERE.

For information on this year’s celebration, contact Dawn Veillette Diana, Director of Development.

Download the sponsorship packet HERE.

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2022 Celebration Sponsors

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The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Sponsors

David Baldacci

 

 

The Mark Twain House & Museum is proud to announce the titles for the Short List for The 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award! The award honors an exemplary work of fiction from the previous calendar year that speaks with an “American Voice” about American experiences, much like Twain’s masterwork, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Over 120 eligible titles were submitted for consideration. Each book was reviewed by multiple members of the reading committee, resulting in a Long List of 35 incredible books announced in June 2023. After careful deliberation, a select committee has further narrowed the list down to a Short List of 10 phenomenal titles. These novels are being read by our final panel of judges who will ultimately decide the winner of the 2023 award.

THE 2023 MARK TWAIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE SHORTLIST

BLISS MONTAGE by Ling Ma

DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver

MERCY STREET by Jennifer Haigh

MOTHER COUNTRY by Jacinda Townsend

NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ by Morgan Tally

THE HERO OF THIS BOOK by Elizabeth McCracken

THE KINGDOM OF SAND by Andrew Holleran

THE RABBIT HUTCH by Tess Gunty

TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin

TRUST by Hernan Diaz

The winning title will be announced in October and the award, along with its $25,000 prize, will be conferred by its benefactor David Baldacci at the American Voice Award Banquet on November 3 at The Mark Twain House & Museum. Tickets and information for the ceremony will be available shortly.