St. Francis College Literary Prize

The St. Francis College Literary Prize is a biennial literary award inaugurated in 2009. The prize of US$50000 is presented to a mid-career author in honor of a third to fifth book of fiction. The winner is selected by a jury and invited to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, for a speech. The SFC Literary Prize is meant to offer encouragement and significant financial support to a mid-career writer. The winner of the prize is announced from a whittled down shortlist during the Brooklyn Book Festival every other year in September.

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.