Last Thursday, The Jewish Book Council announced the five finalists for its substantial Sami Rohr Prize in fiction where $100,000 is awarded to the winner and $25,000 to the runner-up. The prizes are awarded to emerging writers and due to the vast amount of money presented, can make a significant difference in the course of a young writer's career.
The Sami Pohr Prize does, according to the award's organisers, "honour the contribution of contemporary writers in the exploration and transmission of Jewish values and is intended to encourage and promote outstanding writing of Jewish interest." Each year the prize alternates between being awarded for fiction or non-fiction work.
For this year, looking at fiction titles, the finalists are:
Allison Amend for "Stations West" (Louisiana State University Press)
Nadia Kalman for "The Cosmopolitans" (Livingston Press)
Julie Orringer for "The Invisible Bridge" (Knopf)
Austin Ratner for "The Jump Artist" (Bellevue Literary Press)
Joseph Skibell for "A Curable Romantic" (Algonquin Books)
The winner and runner-up will be selected in March, and will go on to receive their awards at a New York ceremony on May 31.
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