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Winners of the QPB 2005 New Visions / New Voices Awards!

Congratulations to Julia Scheeres and Clare Clark for winning QPB's 2005 New Voices and New Visions Awards!
The winners each get a $5000 prize, QPB's commitment to supporting and celebrating the very best, boldest, most daring, most moving new tales and arrivals in fiction and non-fiction. To see the list of finalists and more visit our QPB Awards Store.

 Jesus Land

 

Julia Sheeres won the QPB New Visions Award with her stunning memoir Jesus Land. A heartbreaking and darkly humorous coming-of-age memoir that takes us from a hotbed of Midwest racism to a brutal Christian reform school in the Dominican Republic. Check out our exclusive Video Trailer for Jesus Land here.

 

 

The Great Stink

 

Clare Clark won the QPB New Voices Award for her debut novel The Great Stink. “An enthralling thriller that gamely plumbs the depths of Victorian London.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review  

Posted by Jenny on June 2, 2006 01:35 PM |

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Comments

I am so glad Julia Sheeres won for Jesus Land! I absolutely loved this book. She is an excellent writer and she makes you really feel what she's going through. It's a must read!

Posted by: Cari | June 6, 2006 03:30 PM

I agree, Jesus Land is a really great book and Julia Scheeres is a phenomenal writer

Posted by: Dori | June 7, 2006 08:58 AM

This book was AMAZING. I am psyched that she won -- she deserves it.

Posted by: Andrea | June 15, 2006 02:29 PM

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