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The Eugene and Marilyn Glick
Indiana Authors Awards

2026 Winners

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Kaveh Akbar
<i>Martyr!</i>

Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Fiction

Mary Ardery
<i>Level Watch</i>

Mary Ardery

Level Watch

Debut

Bennett Ayres
<i>And I Will Follow</i>

Bennett Ayres

And I Will Follow

Drama

Phillip Cox
<i>What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen</i>

Phillip Cox

What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen

Nonfiction

Niall Cronin
<i>What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen</i>

Niall Cronin

What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen

Nonfiction

Michael Koryta
<i>Departure 37</i>

Michael Koryta

Departure 37

Genre

Kenneth Kraegel
<i>Something Good</i>

Kenneth Kraegel

Something Good

Children's

Joyelle McSweeney
<i>Death Styles</i>

Joyelle McSweeney

Death Styles

Poetry

Shifa Saltagi Safadi
<i>Kareem Between</i>

Shifa Saltagi Safadi

Kareem Between

Middle Grade

Arriel Vinson
<i>Under the Neon Lights</i>

Arriel Vinson

Under the Neon Lights

Young Adult

Marianne Boruch
2026 Winner

Marianne Boruch

2026 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Women Writing for (a) Change Bloomington
2026 Winner

Women Writing for (a) Change Bloomington

2026 Winner

Literary Champion

Kaveh Akbar
<i>Martyr!</i>

Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Fiction

Mary Ardery
<i>Level Watch</i>

Mary Ardery

Level Watch

Debut

Bennett Ayres
<i>And I Will Follow</i>

Bennett Ayres

And I Will Follow

Drama

Phillip Cox
<i>What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen</i>

Phillip Cox

What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen

Nonfiction

Niall Cronin
<i>What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen</i>

Niall Cronin

What a Building Does: The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen

Nonfiction

Michael Koryta
<i>Departure 37</i>

Michael Koryta

Departure 37

Genre

Kenneth Kraegel
<i>Something Good</i>

Kenneth Kraegel

Something Good

Children's

Joyelle McSweeney
<i>Death Styles</i>

Joyelle McSweeney

Death Styles

Poetry

Shifa Saltagi Safadi
<i>Kareem Between</i>

Shifa Saltagi Safadi

Kareem Between

Middle Grade

Arriel Vinson
<i>Under the Neon Lights</i>

Arriel Vinson

Under the Neon Lights

Young Adult

Marianne Boruch
2026 Winner

Marianne Boruch

2026 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Women Writing for (a) Change Bloomington
2026 Winner

Women Writing for (a) Change Bloomington

2026 Winner

Literary Champion

2024 Winners

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Jennifer Blackmer
<i>Predictor</i>

Jennifer Blackmer

Predictor

Drama

Maurice Broaddus
<i>Unfadeable</i>

Maurice Broaddus

Unfadeable

Middle Grade

Edward Fujawa
<i>Vanished Indianapolis</i>

Edward Fujawa

Vanished Indianapolis

Nonfiction

Tess Gunty
<i>The Rabbit Hutch</i>

Tess Gunty

The Rabbit Hutch

Fiction

George Kalamaras
<i>To Sleep in the Horse’s Belly: My Greek Poets and the Aegean Inside Me</i>

George Kalamaras

To Sleep in the Horse’s Belly: My Greek Poets and the Aegean Inside Me

Poetry

Kekla Magoon
<i>The Minus-One Club</i>

Kekla Magoon

The Minus-One Club

Young Adult

Janna Matthies
<i>Here We Come!</i>

Janna Matthies

Here We Come!

Children's

Rebecca McKanna
<i>Don’t Forget the Girl</i>

Rebecca McKanna

Don’t Forget the Girl

Genre

Brittany Means
<i>Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways</i>

Brittany Means

Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways

Debut

Susan Neville
2024 Winner

Susan Neville

2024 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Tony Brewer
2024 Winner

Tony Brewer

2024 Winner

Literary Champion

Jennifer Blackmer
<i>Predictor</i>

Jennifer Blackmer

Predictor

Drama

Maurice Broaddus
<i>Unfadeable</i>

Maurice Broaddus

Unfadeable

Middle Grade

Edward Fujawa
<i>Vanished Indianapolis</i>

Edward Fujawa

Vanished Indianapolis

Nonfiction

Tess Gunty
<i>The Rabbit Hutch</i>

Tess Gunty

The Rabbit Hutch

Fiction

George Kalamaras
<i>To Sleep in the Horse’s Belly: My Greek Poets and the Aegean Inside Me</i>

George Kalamaras

To Sleep in the Horse’s Belly: My Greek Poets and the Aegean Inside Me

Poetry

Kekla Magoon
<i>The Minus-One Club</i>

Kekla Magoon

The Minus-One Club

Young Adult

Janna Matthies
<i>Here We Come!</i>

Janna Matthies

Here We Come!

Children's

Rebecca McKanna
<i>Don’t Forget the Girl</i>

Rebecca McKanna

Don’t Forget the Girl

Genre

Brittany Means
<i>Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways</i>

Brittany Means

Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways

Debut

Susan Neville
2024 Winner

Susan Neville

2024 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Tony Brewer
2024 Winner

Tony Brewer

2024 Winner

Literary Champion

2022 Winners

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Pallie Paul Allor
<i>Hollow Heart</i>

Pallie Paul Allor

Hollow Heart

Genre

Craig Fehrman
<i>Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote</i>

Craig Fehrman

Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote

Nonfiction

Ashley C. Ford
<i>Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir</i>

Ashley C. Ford

Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir

Debut

Helen Frost
<i>All He Knew</i>

Helen Frost

All He Knew

Middle Grade

Ross Gay
<i>Be Holding</i>

Ross Gay

Be Holding

Poetry

Kim Howard
<i>Grace and Box</i>

Kim Howard

Grace and Box

Children's

Leah Johnson
<i>You Should See Me in a Crown</i>

Leah Johnson

You Should See Me in a Crown

Young Adult

Susan Neville
<i>The Town of Whispering Dolls</i>

Susan Neville

The Town of Whispering Dolls

Fiction

James H. Madison
2022 Winner

James H. Madison

2022 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

JL Kato
2022 Winner

JL Kato

2022 Winner

Literary Champion

Pallie Paul Allor
<i>Hollow Heart</i>

Pallie Paul Allor

Hollow Heart

Genre

Craig Fehrman
<i>Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote</i>

Craig Fehrman

Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote

Nonfiction

Ashley C. Ford
<i>Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir</i>

Ashley C. Ford

Somebody’s Daughter: A Memoir

Debut

Helen Frost
<i>All He Knew</i>

Helen Frost

All He Knew

Middle Grade

Ross Gay
<i>Be Holding</i>

Ross Gay

Be Holding

Poetry

Kim Howard
<i>Grace and Box</i>

Kim Howard

Grace and Box

Children's

Leah Johnson
<i>You Should See Me in a Crown</i>

Leah Johnson

You Should See Me in a Crown

Young Adult

Susan Neville
<i>The Town of Whispering Dolls</i>

Susan Neville

The Town of Whispering Dolls

Fiction

James H. Madison
2022 Winner

James H. Madison

2022 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

JL Kato
2022 Winner

JL Kato

2022 Winner

Literary Champion

2020 Winners

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Maurice Broaddus
<i>Pimp My Airship</i>

Maurice Broaddus

Pimp My Airship

Genre

Ross Gay
<i>The Book of Delights</i>

Ross Gay

The Book of Delights

Nonfiction

Eugene Gloria
<i>Sightseer in This Killing City</i>

Eugene Gloria

Sightseer in This Killing City

Poetry

Phillip Hoose
<i>Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City</i>

Phillip Hoose

Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City

Children's

Saundra Mitchell
<i>All the Things We Do in the Dark</i>

Saundra Mitchell

All the Things We Do in the Dark

Young Adult

Melissa Stephenson
<i>Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back</i>

Melissa Stephenson

Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back

Emerging

James Still
<i>The Jack Plays</i>

James Still

The Jack Plays

Drama

Chris White
<i>The Life List of Adrian Mandrick</i>

Chris White

The Life List of Adrian Mandrick

Fiction

Indiana Writers Center
2020 Winner

Indiana Writers Center

2020 Winner

Literary Champion

Maurice Broaddus
<i>Pimp My Airship</i>

Maurice Broaddus

Pimp My Airship

Genre

Ross Gay
<i>The Book of Delights</i>

Ross Gay

The Book of Delights

Nonfiction

Eugene Gloria
<i>Sightseer in This Killing City</i>

Eugene Gloria

Sightseer in This Killing City

Poetry

Phillip Hoose
<i>Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City</i>

Phillip Hoose

Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City

Children's

Saundra Mitchell
<i>All the Things We Do in the Dark</i>

Saundra Mitchell

All the Things We Do in the Dark

Young Adult

Melissa Stephenson
<i>Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back</i>

Melissa Stephenson

Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back

Emerging

James Still
<i>The Jack Plays</i>

James Still

The Jack Plays

Drama

Chris White
<i>The Life List of Adrian Mandrick</i>

Chris White

The Life List of Adrian Mandrick

Fiction

Indiana Writers Center
2020 Winner

Indiana Writers Center

2020 Winner

Literary Champion

2018 Winners & Honorees

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Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2018 Winner

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

2018 Winner

National

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
2018 Winner

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

2018 Winner

Regional

James Alexander Thom
2018 Winner

James Alexander Thom

2018 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Deborah E. Kennedy
<i>Tornado Weather</i>

Deborah E. Kennedy

Tornado Weather

Emerging

Elizabeth Klehfoth
<i>All These Beautiful Strangers</i>

Elizabeth Klehfoth

All These Beautiful Strangers

Emerging

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
<i>Call Me Zebra</i>

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Call Me Zebra

Emerging

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
2018 Winner

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

2018 Winner

National

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
2018 Winner

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

2018 Winner

Regional

James Alexander Thom
2018 Winner

James Alexander Thom

2018 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Deborah E. Kennedy
<i>Tornado Weather</i>

Deborah E. Kennedy

Tornado Weather

Emerging

Elizabeth Klehfoth
<i>All These Beautiful Strangers</i>

Elizabeth Klehfoth

All These Beautiful Strangers

Emerging

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
<i>Call Me Zebra</i>

Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Call Me Zebra

Emerging

2017 Winners & Honorees

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Kekla Magoon
2017 Winner

Kekla Magoon

2017 Winner

National

Lori Rader-Day
2017 Winner

Lori Rader-Day

2017 Winner

Regional

John David Anderson
2017 Genre Excellence Winner

John David Anderson

2017 Genre Excellence Winner

Middle Grade

Francesca Zappia
<i>Made You Up</i>

Francesca Zappia

Made You Up

Emerging

Angela Palm
<i>Riverine</i>

Angela Palm

Riverine

Emerging

Bryan Furuness
<i>The Lost Episodes of Revie Bryson</i>

Bryan Furuness

The Lost Episodes of Revie Bryson

Emerging

Kekla Magoon
2017 Winner

Kekla Magoon

2017 Winner

National

Lori Rader-Day
2017 Winner

Lori Rader-Day

2017 Winner

Regional

John David Anderson
2017 Genre Excellence Winner

John David Anderson

2017 Genre Excellence Winner

Middle Grade

Francesca Zappia
<i>Made You Up</i>

Francesca Zappia

Made You Up

Emerging

Angela Palm
<i>Riverine</i>

Angela Palm

Riverine

Emerging

Bryan Furuness
<i>The Lost Episodes of Revie Bryson</i>

Bryan Furuness

The Lost Episodes of Revie Bryson

Emerging

2016 Winners & Honorees

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Karen Joy Fowler
2016 Winner

Karen Joy Fowler

2016 Winner

National

Philip Gulley
2016 Winner

Philip Gulley

2016 Winner

Regional

April Pulley Sayre
2016 Genre Excellence Winner

April Pulley Sayre

2016 Genre Excellence Winner

Children's

Sarah Gerkensmeyer
<i>What You Are Now Enjoying</i>

Sarah Gerkensmeyer

What You Are Now Enjoying

Emerging

Bill Kenley
<i>High School Runner: Freshman</i>

Bill Kenley

High School Runner: Freshman

Emerging

Edward Kelsey Moore
<i>The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat</i>

Edward Kelsey Moore

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Emerging

Karen Joy Fowler
2016 Winner

Karen Joy Fowler

2016 Winner

National

Philip Gulley
2016 Winner

Philip Gulley

2016 Winner

Regional

April Pulley Sayre
2016 Genre Excellence Winner

April Pulley Sayre

2016 Genre Excellence Winner

Children's

Sarah Gerkensmeyer
<i>What You Are Now Enjoying</i>

Sarah Gerkensmeyer

What You Are Now Enjoying

Emerging

Bill Kenley
<i>High School Runner: Freshman</i>

Bill Kenley

High School Runner: Freshman

Emerging

Edward Kelsey Moore
<i>The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat</i>

Edward Kelsey Moore

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Emerging

2015 Winners & Honorees

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Marianne Boruch
2015 Winner

Marianne Boruch

2015 Winner

National

Adrian Matejka
2015 Winner

Adrian Matejka

2015 Winner

Regional

Mari Evans
2015 Winner

Mari Evans

2015 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Clifford Garstang
<i>What the Zhang Boys Know</i>

Clifford Garstang

What the Zhang Boys Know

Emerging

Laura Bates
<i>Shakespeare Saved My Life</i>

Laura Bates

Shakespeare Saved My Life

Emerging

Skila Brown
<i>Caminar</i>

Skila Brown

Caminar

Emerging

Marianne Boruch
2015 Winner

Marianne Boruch

2015 Winner

National

Adrian Matejka
2015 Winner

Adrian Matejka

2015 Winner

Regional

Mari Evans
2015 Winner

Mari Evans

2015 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Clifford Garstang
<i>What the Zhang Boys Know</i>

Clifford Garstang

What the Zhang Boys Know

Emerging

Laura Bates
<i>Shakespeare Saved My Life</i>

Laura Bates

Shakespeare Saved My Life

Emerging

Skila Brown
<i>Caminar</i>

Skila Brown

Caminar

Emerging

2014 Winners & Honorees

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Michael Shelden
2014 Winner

Michael Shelden

2014 Winner

National

Norbert Krapf
2014 Winner

Norbert Krapf

2014 Winner

Regional

Kelsey Timmerman
<i>Where Am I Eating?</i>

Kelsey Timmerman

Where Am I Eating?

Emerging

Jessica Brockmole
<i>Letters From Skye</i>

Jessica Brockmole

Letters From Skye

Emerging

Clifford Garstang
<i>In An Uncharted Country</i>

Clifford Garstang

In An Uncharted Country

Emerging

Michael Shelden
2014 Winner

Michael Shelden

2014 Winner

National

Norbert Krapf
2014 Winner

Norbert Krapf

2014 Winner

Regional

Kelsey Timmerman
<i>Where Am I Eating?</i>

Kelsey Timmerman

Where Am I Eating?

Emerging

Jessica Brockmole
<i>Letters From Skye</i>

Jessica Brockmole

Letters From Skye

Emerging

Clifford Garstang
<i>In An Uncharted Country</i>

Clifford Garstang

In An Uncharted Country

Emerging

2013 Winners & Honorees

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Michael Martone
2013 Winner

Michael Martone

2013 Winner

National

James H. Madison
2013 Winner

James H. Madison

2013 Winner

Regional

Mike Mullin
<i>Ashfall</i>

Mike Mullin

Ashfall

Emerging

Tricia Fields
<i>The Territory</i>

Tricia Fields

The Territory

Emerging

Kelsey Timmerman
<i>Where Am I Wearing?</i>

Kelsey Timmerman

Where Am I Wearing?

Emerging

Michael Martone
2013 Winner

Michael Martone

2013 Winner

National

James H. Madison
2013 Winner

James H. Madison

2013 Winner

Regional

Mike Mullin
<i>Ashfall</i>

Mike Mullin

Ashfall

Emerging

Tricia Fields
<i>The Territory</i>

Tricia Fields

The Territory

Emerging

Kelsey Timmerman
<i>Where Am I Wearing?</i>

Kelsey Timmerman

Where Am I Wearing?

Emerging

2012 Winners & Honorees

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John Green
2012 Winner

John Green

2012 Winner

National

Barbara Shoup
2012 Winner

Barbara Shoup

2012 Winner

Regional

Dan Wakefield
2012 Winner

Dan Wakefield

2012 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Christopher Coake
<i>You Came Back</i>

Christopher Coake

You Came Back

Emerging

Sherri Wood Emmons
<i>Prayers and Lies</i>

Sherri Wood Emmons

Prayers and Lies

Emerging

Douglas Light
<i>Girls in Trouble</i>

Douglas Light

Girls in Trouble

Emerging

John Green
2012 Winner

John Green

2012 Winner

National

Barbara Shoup
2012 Winner

Barbara Shoup

2012 Winner

Regional

Dan Wakefield
2012 Winner

Dan Wakefield

2012 Winner

Lifetime Achievement

Christopher Coake
<i>You Came Back</i>

Christopher Coake

You Came Back

Emerging

Sherri Wood Emmons
<i>Prayers and Lies</i>

Sherri Wood Emmons

Prayers and Lies

Emerging

Douglas Light
<i>Girls in Trouble</i>

Douglas Light

Girls in Trouble

Emerging

2011 Winners & Honorees

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Margaret McMullan
2011 Winner

Margaret McMullan

2011 Winner

National

Helen Frost
2011 Winner

Helen Frost

2011 Winner

Regional

Micah Ling
<i>Sweetgrass</i>

Micah Ling

Sweetgrass

Emerging

Aaron Michael Morales
<i>Drowning Tucson</i>

Aaron Michael Morales

Drowning Tucson

Emerging

Bich Minh Nguyen
<i>Short Girls</i>

Bich Minh Nguyen

Short Girls

Emerging

Margaret McMullan
2011 Winner

Margaret McMullan

2011 Winner

National

Helen Frost
2011 Winner

Helen Frost

2011 Winner

Regional

Micah Ling
<i>Sweetgrass</i>

Micah Ling

Sweetgrass

Emerging

Aaron Michael Morales
<i>Drowning Tucson</i>

Aaron Michael Morales

Drowning Tucson

Emerging

Bich Minh Nguyen
<i>Short Girls</i>

Bich Minh Nguyen

Short Girls

Emerging

2010 Winners & Honorees

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Scott Russell Sanders
2010 Winner

Scott Russell Sanders

2010 Winner

National

Ray Boomhower
2010 Winner

Ray Boomhower

2010 Winner

Regional

Colleen Coble
2010 Finalist

Colleen Coble

2010 Finalist

Regional

Andrew Levy
2010 Finalist

Andrew Levy

2010 Finalist

Regional

Greg Schwipps
<i>What This River Keeps</i>

Greg Schwipps

What This River Keeps

Emerging

Douglas Light
<i>East Fifth Bliss</i>

Douglas Light

East Fifth Bliss

Emerging

Micah Ling
<i>Three Islands</i>

Micah Ling

Three Islands

Emerging

Scott Russell Sanders
2010 Winner

Scott Russell Sanders

2010 Winner

National

Ray Boomhower
2010 Winner

Ray Boomhower

2010 Winner

Regional

Colleen Coble
2010 Finalist

Colleen Coble

2010 Finalist

Regional

Andrew Levy
2010 Finalist

Andrew Levy

2010 Finalist

Regional

Greg Schwipps
<i>What This River Keeps</i>

Greg Schwipps

What This River Keeps

Emerging

Douglas Light
<i>East Fifth Bliss</i>

Douglas Light

East Fifth Bliss

Emerging

Micah Ling
<i>Three Islands</i>

Micah Ling

Three Islands

Emerging

2009 Winners & Honorees

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James Alexander Thom
2009 Winner

James Alexander Thom

2009 Winner

National

Margaret McMullan
2009 Finalist

Margaret McMullan

2009 Finalist

National

Scott Russell Sanders
2009 Finalist

Scott Russell Sanders

2009 Finalist

National

Susan Neville
2009 Winner

Susan Neville

2009 Winner

Regional

Jared Carter
2009 Finalist

Jared Carter

2009 Finalist

Regional

James H. Madison
2009 Finalist

James H. Madison

2009 Finalist

Regional

Christine Montross
<i>Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab</i>

Christine Montross

Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab

Emerging

Kathleen Hughes
<i>Dear Mrs. Lindbergh</i>

Kathleen Hughes

Dear Mrs. Lindbergh

Emerging

Greg Schwipps
<i>What This River Keeps</i>

Greg Schwipps

What This River Keeps

Emerging

James Alexander Thom
2009 Winner

James Alexander Thom

2009 Winner

National

Margaret McMullan
2009 Finalist

Margaret McMullan

2009 Finalist

National

Scott Russell Sanders
2009 Finalist

Scott Russell Sanders

2009 Finalist

National

Susan Neville
2009 Winner

Susan Neville

2009 Winner

Regional

Jared Carter
2009 Finalist

Jared Carter

2009 Finalist

Regional

James H. Madison
2009 Finalist

James H. Madison

2009 Finalist

Regional

Christine Montross
<i>Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab</i>

Christine Montross

Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab

Emerging

Kathleen Hughes
<i>Dear Mrs. Lindbergh</i>

Kathleen Hughes

Dear Mrs. Lindbergh

Emerging

Greg Schwipps
<i>What This River Keeps</i>

Greg Schwipps

What This River Keeps

Emerging