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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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.