Book Prize
Thanks to a generous eight-year grant from an anonymous donor, The GrubStreet National Book Prize was awarded annually from 2006-2014 to authors who published beyond their first book of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Each winner received a cash award ranging from $500 - $5,000.
We are no longer accepting submissions for the Book Prize.
Complete List of Past Winners
- 2007 Book Prize in Fiction: Sheri Joseph, Stray (MacAdam/Cage)
- 2007 Book Prize in Poetry: Linda Gregg, In The Middle Distance (Graywolf)
- 2007 Book Prize in Non-Fiction: Susan Richards Shreve, Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood at FDR's Polio Haven (Houghton Mifflin)
- 2008 Book Prize in Fiction: Joshua Furst, The Sabotage Cafe (Alfred A. Knopf)
- 2008 Book Prize in Poetry: Rebecca Seiferle, Wild Tongue (Copper Canyon Press)
- 2008 Book Prize in Non-Fiction: Dinty W. Moore, Between Panic and Desire (University of Nebraska Press)
- 2009 Book Prize in Fiction: Alan Cheuse, To Catch the Lightning (Sourcebooks)
- 2009 Book Prize in Poetry: Rick Barot, Want (Sarabande Books)
- 2010 Book Prize in Fiction: Vestal McIntyre, Lake Overturn (HarperCollins)
- 2010 Book Prize in Poetry: Debra Allbery, Fimbul-Winter (Stahlecker Selections)
- 2010 Book Prize in Non-Fiction: Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, Hiroshima in the Morning (The Feminist Press)
- 2011 Book Prize in Fiction: Gina Ochsner, The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- 2011 Book Prize in Poetry: Frances McCue, The Bled (Factory Hollow Press)
- 2011 Book Prize in Non-Fiction: Wendy Call, No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy (University of Nebraska Press)
- 2012 Book Prize in Fiction: Eileen Pollack, Breaking and Entering (Four Way Books)
*From 2007 – 2011, the Grub Street Book Prize was awarded three times annually in each genre. Starting with the 2012 Prize, the terms and prize money were revised and the prize was offered once annually moving forward.