The 2015 Delmarva Book Prize, sponsored by the Eastern Shore Writers Association, will be announced on December 17th at the Talbot County Library in Easton. The $1000 prize will be split between the winner of the Creative Writing category and winner of the Non-Fiction category. Two Honorable Mentions for outstanding creative output will also be announced for each field. The program begins at 6pm with a reception to follow the event. David Harper of Chesapeake College has agreed to judge the work of the finalists and will announce the winners.
Contestants were required to be residents of Delmarva and all books were published in 2015. Fifty-three books entered the contest. There was an almost even split between fiction and non-fiction entries. Nine collections of poetry were also submitted. About a third of the entries came from ESWA members, and the other two-thirds from around the peninsula. Thirty five reader/scanners participated in the event, almost all current or former ESWA members, including college literature teachers, high school English teachers, renowned writers, museum personnel, clergy members, newspaper editors and other literary lions.
The Book Prize was supported by a generous grant from the Talbot County Arts Council and Ms. Ruth Saff.
The 2016 Delmarva Book Prize opens on January 1.
For more about the Eastern Shore Writers Association, go here.
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