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The Townsend Prize for Fiction is awarded biennially (that is, every two years) to a writer from the U.S. state of Georgia for the best novel published during those years, by the Georgia Center for the Book and ''The Chattahoochee Review'' at Georgia Perimeter College, which assumed sponsorship of the award in 1997 from Georgia State University. The award was named in honor of the founding editor of ''Atlanta'' magazine, Jim Townsend. It was first granted in 1982. For more in-depth information about The Townsend Prize for Fiction, including its history and criteria for eligibility visit the prize's new web site hosted by Georgia Perimeter College at http://gpc.edu/townsend. ==The 2014 Townsend Prize== The awarding of the 2014 Townsend Prize for Fiction took place on Thursday, April, 24, 2014 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The novel ''God Carlos'' by Anthony C. Winkler won the prize. The keynote address was presented by celebrated author and National Book Award Winner, Ms. Jesmyn Ward. The nine other finalists for the 2014 award were:〔 *''Accidents of Providence'' by Stacia Brown *''The Starboard Sea'' by Amber Dermont * ''Someone Else's Love Story'' by Joshilyn Jackson * ''Where You Can Find Me'' by Sheri Joseph * ''Pickett's Charge'' by Charles McNair * ''I Want to Show You More: Stories'' by Jamie Quatro * ''A True History of the Captivation, Transport to Strange Lands, & Deliverance of Hannah Guttentag'' by Josh Russell * ''A Place at the Table'' by Susan Rebecca White * ''Emerson's Brother'' by Philip Lee Williams Details about the next awarding of the prize will be made available on the prize's web site beginning in January 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Townsend Prize for Fiction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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