Литературная премия штата Мэн

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Литературная премия штата Мэн - американская награда за лучшие произведения, написанные жителями штата Мэн.

Премия присуждается с 2009 года. Она координируется и спонсируется Альянсом писателей и издателей штата Мэн.

Общегосударственный конкурс проводится для опубликованных книг, а также драм, коротких произведений (опубликованных или неопубликованных) и студенческих сочинений.

Писатели штата Мэн могут выдвигать себя или быть выдвинутыми другими.

Первоначально номинации отсутствовали, в настоящее время учреждено 14 номинаций, включая специальную награду за выдающиеся достижения и личный вклад в литературное искусство штата Мэн.

Жанры: Зарубежная литература, Детективы, Детские книги, Зарубежные детские книги, Зарубежная поэзия, Зарубежная фантастика, Современная зарубежная литература, Документальная литература, Фантастика Страны: США Язык: Английский Первое вручение: 2009 г. Последнее вручение: 2023 г. Официальный сайт: https://www.mainewriters.org/maine-literary-awards

Номинации

Художественная литература
Maine Literary Award for Fiction

Криминальная литература
Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction

Номинация для книг в жанре нуар, триллер, саспенс, детектив.

Документальная литература
Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction

Мемуары
Maine Literary Award for Memoir

Поэзия
Maine Literary Award for Poetry

Книга для подростков
Maine Literary Award for Young Adult Literature

Номинация для книг, предназначенных для юной аудитории, включая главы, романы для школьников средних классов и литературу для молодежи.

Детская книга
Maine Literary Award for Children's Literature

Присуждается писателю, автору иллюстрированной книги, предназначенной для чтения детям дошкольного и начального школьного возраста.

Антология
Maine Literary Award for Anthology

Номинация для книг, определяемых как «опубликованный сборник сочинений разных авторов».

Фантастика
Maine Literary Award for Speculative Fiction

Номинация для научной фантастики, фэнтези, антиутопий, ужасов, постапокалипсиса, сверхъестественного и родственных жанров.

Драма
Maine Literary Award for Drama

Короткая художественная проза
Short Works Competition in Fiction

Короткая документальная проза
Short Works Competition in Nonfiction

Короткие стихотворения
Short Works Competition in Poetry

Специальная премия за выдающиеся достижения
MWPA Distinguished Achievement Award

Премия присуждается за выдающийся и постоянный вклад в литературное искусство штата Мэн.

Литературная премия штата Мэн
Maine Literary Award

Премия присуждалась в 2009 -2010 годах. В 2011 году были учреждены номинации.

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Художественная литература

Night of the Living Rez

Morgan Talty 0.0
Finalist for the New England Book Award for Fiction

A New York Times, TIME, The Boston Globe, Vulture, Boston.com, Daily Beast, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Bustle, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lit Hub, Chicago Review of Books, Book Riot, WBUR, WBEZ, and Debutiful Best Book of Summer

“There is so much brutal, raw, and beautiful power in these stories. Reading this book, I literally laughed and cried.” ―Tommy Orange, author of There There

Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy.

In twelve striking, luminescent stories, author Morgan Talty―with searing humor, abiding compassion, and deep insight―breathes life into tales of family and a community as they struggle with a painful past and an uncertain future. A boy unearths a jar that holds an old curse, which sets into motion his family’s unraveling; a man, while trying to swindle some pot from a dealer, discovers a friend passed out in the woods, his hair frozen into the snow; a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer’s projects the past onto her grandson; and two friends, inspired by Antiques Roadshow, attempt to rob the tribal museum for valuable root clubs.

A collection that examines the consequences and merits of inheritance, Night of the Living Rez is an unforgettable portrayal of an Indigenous community and marks the arrival of a standout talent in contemporary fiction.

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Криминальная литература

Light on Bone

Кэтрин Ласки 0.0
"Step aside Miss Marple, Eugenia Potter, and Kinsey Millhone—Georgia O'Keeffe is the new sleuth in town! Kathryn Lasky brings the rich imagination of her YA and Juvenile books to Light On Bone , a stunning, suspenseful adult mystery. Vivid prose brushstrokes bring the legendary artist, the Southwest landscape she loved, and a complicated plot with historical and imagined characters to life."—Katherine Hall Page, author of the award-winning Faith Fairchild series

Kathryn Lasky has written an exciting new adult amateur sleuth mystery set in New Mexico in the 1930s. The sleuth is Georgia O'Keefe, who actually did suffer a nervous breakdown in 1933 when her husband Alfred Stieglitz had a somewhat public affair, was hospitalized for psychiatric treatment, and then traveled to the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico to paint. O'Keefe was approaching the peak of her fame and success, having just sold a painting for a record price. The narrative begins when she discovers the slain body of a priest in the desert. The plot includes several other murders, Georgia's burgeoning romance with the local sheriff, an international espionage plot involving Charles Lindbergh (who is staying at the ranch with his wife Anne), and lots of intricate twists and turns leading to a thoroughly unforeseen denouement. The strength of this story is how Lasky's elegant writing captures the emotional depth of this artist's turmoil and so stunningly reveals O'Keeffe's perception of the landscape that moves her to paint. It is not simply a who-dunnit mystery, but much It is a narrative of healing and resurrection of spirit.

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Документальная литература

Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders

Kathryn Miles 0.0
A riveting deep dive into the unsolved murder of two free-spirited young women in the wilderness, a journalist's obsession, and a new theory of who might have done it

In May 1996, Julie Williams and Lollie Winans were brutally murdered while backpacking in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, adjacent to the world-famous Appalachian Trail. The young women were skilled backcountry leaders who had met—and fallen in love—the previous summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women. But despite an extensive joint investigation by the FBI, the Virginia police, and National Park Service experts, the case remained unsolved for years.

In early 2002, and in response to mounting political pressure, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that he would be seeking the death penalty for Darrell David Rice—already in prison for assaulting another woman—in the first capital case tried under new, post-9/11 federal hate crime legislation. But two years later, the Department of Justice quietly suspended its case against Rice, and the investigation has since grown cold. Did prosecutors have the right person?

Journalist Kathryn Miles was a professor at Lollie Winans's wilderness college in Maine when the 2002 indictment was announced. On the 20th anniversary of the murder, she began looking into the lives of these adventurous women—whose loss continued to haunt all who had encountered them—along with the murder investigation and subsequent case against Rice. As she dives deeper into the case, winning the trust of the victims’ loved ones as well as investigators and gaining access to key documents, Miles becomes increasingly obsessed with the loss of the generous and free-spirited Lollie and Julie, who were just on the brink of adulthood, and at the same time, she discovers evidence of cover-ups, incompetence, and crime-scene sloppiness that seemed part of a larger problem in America’s pursuit of justice in national parks. She also becomes convinced of Rice’s innocence, and zeroes in on a different likely suspect.

Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders is a riveting, eye-opening, and heartbreaking work, offering a braided narrative about two remarkable women who were murdered doing what they most loved, the forensics of this cold case, and the surprising pervasiveness and long shadows cast by violence against women in the backcountry.

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Мемуары

Woodsqueer

Gretchen Legler 0.0
“Woodsqueer” is sometimes used to describe the mindset of a person who has taken to the wild for an extended period of time. Gretchen Legler is no stranger to life away from the rapid-fire pace of the twenty-first century, which can often lead to a kind of stir-craziness. Woodsqueer chronicles her experiences intentionally focusing on not just making a living but making a life―in this case, an agrarian one more in tune with the earth on eighty acres in backwoods Maine.

Building a home with her partner, Ruth, on their farm means learning to live with solitude, endless trees, and the wild animals the couple come to welcome as family. Whether trying to outsmart their goats, calculating how much firewood they need for the winter, or bartering with neighbors for goods and services, they hone life skills brought with them (carpentry, tracking and hunting wild game) and other skills they learn along the way (animal husbandry, vegetable gardening, woodcutting).

Legler’s story is at times humbling and grueling, but it is also amusing. A homage to agrarian American life echoing the back-to-the-land movement popularized in the mid-twentieth century, Woodsqueer reminds us of the benefits of living close to the land. Legler unapologetically considers what we have lost in America, in less than a century―individually and collectively―as a result of our urban, mass-produced, technology-driven lifestyles.

Illustrated with rustic pen-and-ink illustrations, Woodsqueer shows the value of a solitary sojourn and both the pathway to and possibilities for making a sustainable, meaningful life on the land. The result, for Legler and her partner, is an evolution of their humanity as they become more physically, emotionally, and even spiritually connected to their land and each other in a complex ecosystem ruled by the changing seasons.

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Поэзия

You're My Favorite

Lauren Saxon 0.0
A debut chapbook and winner of the 6th Annual Wavelengths Chapbook Contest, Lauren Saxon’s Pushcart Prize-nominated poems are intimate and confessional. A dramatic repertoire of racial equality, queer love, mental health, and grief dance along each page. You will end this reading experience knowing that your favorite writer has been waiting for you this whole time. Some poems have been previously published in Homology Lit, Pink Plastic House, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, and more.

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Книга для подростков

Sardines

Sashi Kaufman 0.0
After a devastating loss, a boy with a broken family finds camaraderie with a motley group of kids in this poignant middle grade debut. Perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Jennifer L. Holm.

Nothing has been the same since Lucas’s older brother died. After the loss, his mom left without warning and his dad is struggling to cope. Lucas is pretty much alone, except for the other kids he hangs out with at school aftercare.

There’s Cat, the star athlete; Robbie, the goofball; Anna, the popular girl; and Finn, the new kid. Between games of Sardines, a reverse hide-and-seek, the kids realize that each group member has a secret wish. If they work together, the group might be able to help make each person’s wish come true. But for that to happen, Lucas will have to find the strength to let his walls down and trust the group with his family’s secrets.

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Детская книга

Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

Maryann Cocca-Leffler 0.0
From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.” In the 1970s, an important disability rights law, Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, was waiting to be signed. Judy and other disability-rights activists fought for “YES!” They held a sit-in until Section 504 was signed into law. Section 504 laid the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was established thanks in large part to the ongoing work of Judy and her community. Along with a personal reflection from Judy herself, this biography captures the impact and influence of one of America’s greatest living activists.

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Антология

Breaking Bread: Essays from New England on Food, Hunger, and Family

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Nearly 70 famous New England writers and food activists share their writing on food and its greater meaning in our lives

A collection of essays by New England's literary greats, chefs, and food activists, Breaking Bread covers an enormous range of themes from examinations of favorite local foods like scallops and lobster, to broader food related topics including family, class, hunger, intergenerational trauma, nutrition, body image, and more.

Altogether, nearly 70 authors, including major literary figures, including Lily King, Johanthan Lethem, Susan Minot, Rick Russo, Roxanna Robinson, Lee Smith, Jenny Boylan, Christina Baker Kline, as well as nationally known food writers such as Kathy Gunst, Nancy Harmon Jenkins, Sandy Oliver, and dynamic new and established BIPOC writers like Phuc Tran, Alana Dao, Kifah Abdulla, and Reza Jalali, appear in this vibrant collection.

Profits from this collection will benefit Blue Angel, a nonprofit combatting food insecurity by geting healthy food from local farmers to those in need.

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Фантастика

Death by Disguise

E.L. Bates 0.0
The walls of Saint Dorothea’s College in Cambridge hide more secrets than simply the existence of magic ...

Lennox Davies couldn’t be happier when the detective agency of Whitney and Davies receives a summons to investigate a missing secretary at the magical college of Saint Dorothea’s in Cambridge. He envisions a charming locked room puzzle, to be followed by strolling the streets of the ancient and beautiful university city with his friend and partner in detection Maia Whitney. What could be better?

But delight soon turns to dismay when a man is murdered. Not only that, the missing secretary seems to have vanished into the morning mists off the River Cam. Will Maia and Len be able to catch the killer before the secretary’s dead body turns up as well? Or is it already too late? Before long even the bond between partners is strained as Len and Maia find themselves at odds over their values.

What began as a clever exercise in deduction turns into their most challenging mystery yet, and one that could result in the end of Whitney and Davies ... forever.

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Драма

All the Good They Gave Us

Jayne Decker 0.0

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Короткая художественная проза

Haole Boys

Parker Blaney 0.0

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