2018 Winners

CROWN

CHILDREN'S

CROWN

BY DERRICK BARNES & GORDON C. JAMES

SEVERANCE

FICTION

SEVERANCE

BY LING MA

CALL THEM BY THEIR TRUE NAMES

NONFICTION

CALL THEM BY THEIR TRUE NAMES

BY REBECCA SOLNIT

2018 Finalists

FICTION

NONFICTION

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