Announcing the 2024 Granum Prize Longlist

October 15, 2024 — We are happy to announce the longlist for the 2024 Granum Foundation Prize.

The Granum Foundation Prize was established to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works and to help launch these works. Funding is meant to provide a writer with the tools, time, and freedom to help ensure their success.

This year, we received more than 1,550 applications, highlighting the number of talented writers from around the country and the extraordinary range of projects in development. The longlist represents roughly the top 4.5% of entries from all genres. It showcases writers of essay collections, science-fiction, poetry, historical fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, memoirs, young adult fiction, biographies, mixed media work, and more.

The short list will be announced later this month, and the winner and finalists will be announced in November. A short list and finalists for the Granum Foundation Translation Prize also will be announced soon. Applications for our next round of prizes are expected to open in May 2025.

Longlist: Maria Alvarez, Philip Anderson, William Archila, Fatimah Asghar, Derrick Austin, Robin Becker, Emma Binder, Paula Bohince, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Steve Chang, YZ Chin, Marilyn Dees, Joseph Demes, David Dephy, Emma Deshpande, Ursula Doyle, Asa Drake, Liana Fu, Megan Culhane Galbraith, Jonathan Gleason, Caprice Gray, Jerakah Greene, Alice Hatcher, Michael Hawley, Richie Hofmann, Susan Holcomb, Evan James, Amanda Kim, Geeta Kothari, Anna Lapera, Victor Lodato, Na Mee, Donna Obeid, ocean, Tega Oghenechovwen, Kanyinsola Olorunnisola, José Orduña, Koye Oyedeji, Joy Priest, Richard Prins, CQ Quintana, Emily Raboteau, Tyler Raso, L. Renée, A.J. Rodriguez, Maya Salameh, Shuchi Saraswat, Linda Schlossberg, William Shih, Carter Sickels, Jochebed Smith, Kerry Stapely, Rana Strauss, Swati Sudarsan, Zeus Sumra, Kathleen Tang, Taurenelle, Robert Travieso, Clancy Tripp, Claire Wahmanholm, Sarah Wang, Dashaun Washington, Matthew Wimberley, Julie Zhou