John Leonard Prize

The John Leonard Prize for Best First Book, established in 2013, is an annual literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) for authors' first books in any genre.^[1] Unlike other NBCC awards, recipients are selected by members, not the board.^[1]

The prize is named after John Leonard, a renowned literary critic and NBCC co-founder.^[1]

Recipients edit

John Leonard Prize winners and honors
Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
2013	Anthony Marra	*A Constellation of Vital Phenomena*	Winner	^[2]
2014	Phil Klay	Redeployment	Winner	^[3]^[4]
2015	Kirstin Valdez Quade	Night at the Fiestas	Winner	^[5]
2016	Yaa Gyasi	Homegoing	Winner	^[6]
2017	Carmen Maria Machado	Her Body and Other Parties	Winner	^[7]^[8]^[9]
2018	Tommy Orange	There There	Winner	^[10]^[11]^[12]
2019	Sarah M. Broom	*The Yellow House*	Winner	^[13]^[14]
2019	Julia Phillips	Disappearing Earth	Finalist
2020	Raven Leilani	Luster	Winner	^[15]^[16]
	Megha Majumdar	A Burning	Finalist	^[16]
	C Pam Zhang	How Much of These Hills Is Gold
	Kerri Arsenault	Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains
	Brandon Taylor	Real Life
	Douglas Stuart	Shuggie Bain
	Karla Cornejo Villavicencio	The Undocumented Americans
2021	Anthony Veasna So	Afterparties: Stories	Winner	^[17]
	Torrey Peters	Detransition, Baby	Finalist	^[18]^[19]^[20]
	Jocelyn Nicole Johnson	My Monticello
	Devon Walker-Figueroa	Philomath: Poems
	Larissa Pham	Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy
	Ashley C. Ford	Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir
2022	Morgan Talty	Night of the Living Rez	Winner	^[21]
	Jessamine Chan	The School for Good Mothers	Finalist	^[22]
	Jonathan Escoffery	If I Survive You
	Tess Gunty	The Rabbit Hutch
	Zain Khalid	Brother Alive
	Maud Newton	Ancestor Trouble
	Vauhini Vara	The Immortal King Rao

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "John Leonard Prize". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
^ "2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "2014". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ Schaub, Michael (13 March 2015). "2014 National Book Critics Circle Award winners announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
^ "2015". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "2016". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "2017". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "NBCC Announces 2017 Finalists". The Millions. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
^ Colyard, K. W. (2018-03-16). "The National Book Critics Circle Award Winners For 2017 Are All Women & You'll Want To Read All Their Books". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "2018". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ Squires, Bethy (2019-03-14). "National Book Critics Circle Winners Include New York's Christopher Bonanos". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "Congratulations to the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners". Book Marks. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "2019". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ Reiter, Amy (2020-03-13). "National Book Critics Circle Announces 2019 Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ Beer, Tom (2021-03-25). "National Book Critics Circle Presents Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ ^a ^b "2020". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^ "Announcing the Winners of the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". 2022-03-17.
^ "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards". National Book Critics Circle. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
^ Pineda, Dorany (2022-01-21). "Here are the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
^ Stewart, Sophia (2022-01-20). "NBCC Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
^ "Announcing the 2022 NBCC Award Winners". 2023-03-24.
^ "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

External links edit

Official website

[:42-1] "John Leonard Prize". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-28.

[:6-2] "2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[:7-3] "2014". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[4] Schaub, Michael (13 March 2015). "2014 National Book Critics Circle Award winners announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-24.

[5] "2015". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[:8-6] "2016". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[:10-7] "2017". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[8] "NBCC Announces 2017 Finalists". The Millions. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[9] Colyard, K. W. (2018-03-16). "The National Book Critics Circle Award Winners For 2017 Are All Women & You'll Want To Read All Their Books". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[:11-10] "2018". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[11] Squires, Bethy (2019-03-14). "National Book Critics Circle Winners Include New York's Christopher Bonanos". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[12] "Congratulations to the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners". Book Marks. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[:12-13] "2019". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[14] Reiter, Amy (2020-03-13). "National Book Critics Circle Announces 2019 Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[15] Beer, Tom (2021-03-25). "National Book Critics Circle Presents Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[:13-16] "2020". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.

[17] "Announcing the Winners of the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". 2022-03-17.

[18] "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards". National Book Critics Circle. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[19] Pineda, Dorany (2022-01-21). "Here are the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[20] Stewart, Sophia (2022-01-20). "NBCC Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

[21] "Announcing the 2022 NBCC Award Winners". 2023-03-24.

[22] "NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2022". National Book Critics Circle. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

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