The St. Francis College Literary Prize is a biennial literary award inaugurated in 2009. The prize of is presented to an author in honor of a third to fifth book of fiction and is meant to offer encouragement and significant financial support to a mid-career writer who has passed beyond eligibility for debut work awards. The winner is selected by a jury and invited to St. Francis College (SFC) in Brooklyn, New York, for a speech. The winner of the prize was announced from a whittled down shortlist during the Brooklyn Book Festival every other year in September; however, SFC did not offer the award in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't initiated a selection process or determined any more winners.
Winners and shortlist Blue Ribbon () = winner
2019 Jennifer Clement, Gun Love Tsitsi Dangarembga, This Mournable Body Brandon Hobson, Where the Dead Sit Talking Samantha Hunt, The Dark Dark David Joy, The Line That Held Us Danzy Senna, New People
Jury: Chris Abani, Kate Christensen, Ron Currie
2017 Amina Gautier, The Loss of All Lost Things Mohsin Hamid, Exit West Adam Haslett, Imagine Me Gone Selah Saterstrom, Slab Dana Spiotta, Innocents and Others Deb Unferth, Wait Till You See Me Dance
Jury: Ellen Litman, Jeffery Renard Allen, René Steinke
2015 Paul Beatty, The Sellout Maud Casey, The Man Who Walked Away Stuart Dybek, Paper Lantern David Gilbert, & Sons Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings Rene Steinke, Friendswood
Jury: Sigrid Nunez, Erin McGraw, Daniel Torday
2013
Carol Anshaw, Carry the One Jami Attenberg, The Middlesteins Tony D'Souza, Mule Christopher Tilghman, The Right-Handed Shore David Vann, Dirt
Jury: Jonathan Dee, Peter Cameron, Kate Christensen.
2011
For books published between July 2009 and May 2011.
Kevin Brockmeier, The Illumination Joshua Cohen, Witz Jonathan Dee, The Privileges Yiyun Li, Gold Boy Emerald Girl Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat Brad Watson, Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives
Jury: Francine Prose, Rick Moody, Darcey Steinke.
2009
Aleksandar Hemon, Love and Obstacles Chris Abani, Song For Night Jim Krusoe, Girl Factory Arthur Phillips, The Song Is You
Jury: Jonathan Lethem, Heidi Julavits, Ben Marcus, Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon.
References
External links St. Francis College Literary Prize official website.