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Dayton'Literary'Peace'Prize'Foundation''
Announces'Finalists'for'2024'Book'Awards'
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Six$Finalists$Named$in$Both$the$Fiction$&$Nonfiction$Categories$
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Dayton,!OH!(August!15,!2024)!—"Inspired"by"the"Dayton"Accords"which"ended"the"Bosnian"War,"the"
annual"Dayton"Literary"Peace"Prize,"the"first"and"only"international"literary"peace"prize"awarded"in"the"
United"States,"honors"writers"whose"work"demonstrates"the"power"of"the"written"word"to"foster"
peace."Based"on"that"criteria,"the"Dayton"Literary"Peace"Prize"Foundation"is"pleased"to"announce"the"
following"2024"book"award"finalists"in"the"categories"of"fiction"and"nonfiction."The"winners"will"
receive"a"$10,000"cash"prize,"and"the"first"runners-up"will"receive"a"$5,000"cash"prize."
The!2024!fiction!finalists!are:!!
• A History of Burning by Janika Oza (Grand Central Publishing)
• Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Algonquin Books)
• Prophet Song by Paul Lynch (Grove Atlantic)
• River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Berkley)
• The Postcard by Anne Berest (Europa Editions)
• We Meant Well by Erum Shazia Hasan (ECW Press)
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The!2024!nonfiction!finalists!are:!
• An Inconvenient Cop by Edwin Raymond with Jon Sternfeld (Viking)
• Built From the Fire by Victor Luckerson (Random House)
• All Else Failed by Dana Sachs (Bellevue Literary Press)
• Red Memory by Tania Branigan (Faber)
• The Talk by Darrin Bell (Henry Holt)
• Who Gets Believed? by Dina Nayeri (Catapult)
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All"of"the"books"and"authors"named"as"finalists"demonstrate"the"ways"in"which"the"Dayton"Literary"
Peace"Prize"Foundation"believes"literature"can"advance"peace,"social"justice,"and"global"understanding"
between"different"cultures,"religions,"communities,"and"political"points"of"view."
Winners"and"the"Richard"C."Holbrooke"Distinguished"Achievement"Award"will"be"announced"in"
September."The"Dayton"Literary"Peace"Prize"Foundation"will"honor"the"winners,"first"runners-up,"and"
other"finalists"at"an"awards"ceremony"in"Dayton,"Ohio"the"weekend"of"November"9-10,"2024."
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About!the!Dayton!Literary!Peace!Prize!!
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The"Dayton"Literary"Peace"Prize"honors"writers"whose"work"uses"the"power"of"the"written"word"to"
foster"peace,"social"justice,"and"global"understanding."Launched"in"2006,"it"is"recognized"as"one"of"the"
world’s"most"prestigious"literary"honors"and"is"the"only"literary"peace"prize"awarded"in"the"United"
States."An"offshoot"of"the"Dayton"Peace"Prize,"the"Dayton"Literary"Peace"Prize"awards"a"$10,000"cash"
prize"each"year"to"one"fiction"and"one"nonfiction"author"whose"work"advances"peace"as"a"solution"to"
conflict"and"leads"readers"to"a"better"understanding"of"other"cultures,"peoples,"religions,"and"political"
points"of"view.""
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Additionally,"the"Ambassador"Richard"C."Holbrooke"Distinguished"Achievement"Award"is"bestowed"
upon"a"writer"whose"body"of"work"reflects"the"Prize’s"mission."Previous"honorees"include"Margaret"
Atwood,"Wendell"Berry,"Taylor"Branch,"Geraldine"Brooks,"Sandra"Cisneros,"Wil"Haygood,"Louise"
Erdrich,"John"Irving,"Barbara"Kingsolver,"Nicholas"Kristof"and"Sheryl"WuDunn,"N."Scott"Momaday,"Tim"
O'Brien,"Marilynne"Robinson,"Gloria"Steinem,"Studs"Terkel,"Colm"Tóibín,"and"Elie"Wiesel.""
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About!the!Dayton!Literary!Peace!Prize!Foundation!!
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The"Foundation"offers"programming"to"high"schools,"colleges"&"universities,"and"libraries,"including"its"
Student"Author"Series,"Community"Conversations"with"the"Ohio"Public"Library"Network,"among"
others."A"primarily"volunteer"organization"since"its"conception,"the"DLPP"Foundation"depends"on"
donations"from"individuals,"corporations,"universities"and"local"government"to"sustain"its"efforts."
Learn"more"about"how"you"can"get"involved"via"the"DLPP"website.!
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Media!contact!
Gene"Taft"
Senior"Publicity"and"Communications"Strategist"at"Page"One"Media"
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