WLT Book Award winners announced<\/p>\n

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The Writers\u2019 League of Texas<\/strong><\/a> (WLT) has announced the winners, finalists, and Discovery Prize winners for its WLT Book Awards, celebrating books published in 2019 by Texas authors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Since 1991, the WLT has showcased the accomplishments of Texas writers annually with this award. To be eligible, the author must be from or have lived for more than three years in Texas and the book must have a publication date within the calendar year being celebrated. For books published in 2019, winners, finalists, and Discovery Prize winners were named in five categories with a total of thirty Texas writers honored. The winner in each category receives a $1,000 cash prize and a commemorative award. The Discovery Prize winner in each category receives a $250 cash prize.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Fiction<\/span><\/u>
\nWinner<\/span><\/strong>: The Secrets We Kept <\/em>by Lara Prescott<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists<\/span><\/strong>: Where We Come From<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Oscar C\u00e1sares<\/strong><\/a>, A Particular Kind of Black Man<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Tope Folarin, Heaven, My Home <\/em>by Attica Locke<\/strong><\/a>, The Electric Hotel <\/em>by Dominic Smith, Lot: Stories<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Bryan Washington<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner: <\/span><\/strong>Watershed <\/span><\/em>by Mark Barr<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nonfiction<\/span><\/u>
\nWinner: <\/span><\/strong>Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion <\/span><\/em>by Jia Tolentino<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists: <\/span><\/strong>Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>by Stephen Harrigan<\/strong><\/a>, How We Fight for Our Lives <\/em>by Saeed Jones, Sontag: Her Life and Work <\/em>by Benjamin Moser, The Weil Conjectures <\/em>by Karen Olsson <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner: <\/span><\/strong>This Is My Body: A Memoir of Religious and Romantic Obsession <\/span><\/em>by Cameron Dezen Hammon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Poetry<\/span><\/u><\/strong>
\nWinner<\/strong>: The Tiny Journalist: Poems<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Naomi Shihab Nye<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists: <\/span><\/strong>The Last Visit<\/span><\/em> by Chad Abushanab, I Will Destroy You: Poems<\/em> by Nick Flynn, Another Last Day<\/em> by Alex Lemon, Newsworthy: Poems<\/em> by Deborah Mouton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winner: <\/span><\/strong>Ceremony of Sand: Poems<\/span><\/em> by Rodney Gomez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Middle Grade & Young Adult<\/span><\/u><\/strong>:
\nWinner: <\/strong>Redwood and Ponytail<\/em> by K.A. Holt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Finalists: <\/span><\/strong>The Other Half of Happy<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Rebecca Balc\u00e1rcel, Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk<\/em> by Meredith Davis and Rebeka Uwitonze, Song for a Whale<\/em> by Lynne Kelly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Prize Winners: <\/span><\/strong>Eloia Born<\/span><\/em> by Britta Jensen, Manufactured Witches<\/em> by Michelle Rene<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Picture Book:<\/span><\/u><\/strong>
\nWinner: <\/strong>Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen<\/em> by Beth Mills<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\nFinalists: <\/strong>Chicken Break! A Counting Book<\/em> by Cate Berry, King of the Tightrope: When the Great Blondin Ruled Niagara<\/em> by Donna Janell Bowman, Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future<\/em> by Tami Lewis Brown and Debbie Loren Dunn, A Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal<\/em> by Carmen Oliver<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cEverything that we do at the WLT is about supporting and championing Texas writers, and nothing is more emblematic of that than these annual book awards. This year especially, it\u2019s an honor for us to be able to shine a bright light on these writers and their wonderful books. Today\u2019s announcement\u2013coming a bit later than we would have liked due to the challenges of the last several months\u2013is a much-needed opportunity to celebrate not only these authors\u2019 accomplishments but also the power of storytelling to transport us, challenge us, and guide us through even the most difficult of times,\u201d said Becka Oliver, executive director of the WLT.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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