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NYPL Announces the 2026 Young Lions Fiction Award Finalists

Five emerging writers under 35 are in contention for one of American fiction's most beloved debut prizes. The winner will be announced June 15.

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No Shortlist, No Campaign: The Windham-Campbell Prizes Honor Eight Writers

Yale's most quietly administered literary prize has announced eight 2026 recipients, each receiving $175,000. The list spans continents and forms — from Gwendoline Riley's brittle British fiction to Karen Solie's Canadian poetry of grief and northern light.