Alex Kuo finalist for Washington State Book Award in Fiction
The 2009 Washington State Book Awards have been announced. This is the 43rd year for the award which is given to a book based on the strength of the publication’s literary merit, lasting importance and overall quality. It was formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards.
White Jade and Other Stories by Alex Kuo was a finalist in the fiction category.
All About Lulu, Jonathan Evison won the fiction award.
Other finalists were:
Guernica, Dave Boling
Oxygen, Carol Casselia
The Other, David Guterson
The 2009 Washington State Book Awards are sponsored by the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library. Authors will be honored at a public ceremony at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 14th, at a public ceremony at the Seattle Public Library, at the Central Library branch, in the Microsoft Auditorium. The event, which is presented in partnership with the Elliott Bay Book Co., will feature remarks and readings by the award recipients. Books will be available for purchase and a reception and book signing will follow the program.
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