Aspen Words Literary Prize Winners

The Aspen Words Literary Prize, which operates out of the Aspen Institute, awards $35,000 annually to “an influential work of fiction that illuminates ...more

Winners

	The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 28,157 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich 4.12 avg rating — 64,018 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri 4.18 avg rating — 125,999 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 341,952 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 3.76 avg rating — 131,734 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,947 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 24,654 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Sylvester Bird by Chinelo Okparanta (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 427 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri 4.18 avg rating — 1,028 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Suspicious Holdout: Stories by Ladee Hubbard 3.72 avg rating — 534 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid 3.48 avg rating — 12,215 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery 3.78 avg rating — 4,366 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo 3.74 avg rating — 3,441 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar 3.96 avg rating — 2,952 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 9,389 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Consequences: Stories by Manuel Muñoz 4.21 avg rating — 346 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai 3.98 avg rating — 1,222 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 2,209 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz 3.93 avg rating — 15,121 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2023)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bewilderment by Richard Powers 3.94 avg rating — 51,069 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen 3.77 avg rating — 9,873 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 19,786 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 4.52 avg rating — 27,286 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abundance by Jakob Guanzon 3.88 avg rating — 1,433 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 2,201 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lie Someone Told You about Yourself by Peter Ho Davies 3.81 avg rating — 3,238 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 7,601 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed 3.67 avg rating — 1,221 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 12,023 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,216 ratings Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars