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36 Finalists Blog 2025: Kao Kalia Yang

April 3, 2025

Kao Kalia Yang, author of Where Rivers Part: A Story of My Mother’s Life Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers Each week leading up…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Lindsey Henke

April 3, 2025

Lindsey Henke, author of When Skies are Gray: A Grieving Mother’s Lullaby Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers Each week leading up to the…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Teresa Peterson

April 3, 2025

Teresa Peterson, author of Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts from a Dakota Garden Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers Each week leading up to…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Matt Eicheldinger

April 3, 2025

Matt Eicheldinger, author of Sticky Notes: Memorable Lessons from Ordinary Moments Memoir & Creative Nonfiction Category, sponsored by Bradshaw Celebration of Life Centers Each week leading up to the 37th…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Loretta Ellsworth

April 2, 2025

Loretta Ellsworth, author of The French Winemaker’s Daughter Novel & Short Story Category, sponsored by Minnesota Humanities Center Each week leading up to the 37th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we…

36 Finalists Blog 2025: Mubanga Kalimamukwento

April 2, 2025

Mubanga Kalimamukwento, author of Obligations to the Wounded Novel & Short Story Category, sponsored by Minnesota Humanities Center Each week leading up to the 37th annual Minnesota Book Awards, we…

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