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Judy Gaines Young Book Award

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The Judy Gaines Young Book Award is given annually by Transylvania University to honor the author of a book of distinction written in the Appalachian region in the previous two or three years.[1] The award was endowed in 2015 by Dr. Byron Young, a Lexington-area professor and neurologist, in honor of his late wife.[2]

The program is currently coordinated by Transylvania Professor of English Martha Billips and Poet-in-Residence Maurice Manning.

Winners

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Past Nominees

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2015

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  • Ron Houchin for The Man Who Saws Us in Half[9]
  • George Ella Lyon for Many-Storied House
  • Jeff Daniel Marion for Letters to the Dead
  • Allison Seay for To See the Queen
  • Lee Smith for Guests on Earth

2016

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  • Robert Gipe for Trampoline (first nomination)[3]
  • T. J. Jarrett for Zion
  • Jeremy B. Jones for Bearwallow
  • Denton Loving for Crimes Against Birds
  • George Ella Lyon for What Forest Knows

2017

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2018

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References

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  1. ^ Brown, Susan. "Transy Library: Transylvania University Judy Gaines Young Book Award: 2019". libguides.transy.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  2. ^ "Spalding MFA in Writing director wins Transylvania book award". Spalding University. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Susan. "Transy Library: Transylvania University Judy Gaines Young Book Award: Awarded in 2016". libguides.transy.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  4. ^ "Crystal Wilkinson receives two more awards for "Birds of Opulence"". kentucky. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  5. ^ "UPK Title Wins Judy Gaines Young Book Award". UKNow. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  6. ^ "Silas House wins Transylvania's Judy Gaines Young Book Award". The Sentinel-Echo. February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  7. ^ "Acclaimed poet Frank X Walker receives Transylvania's 2020 Judy Gaines Young Book Award | Transylvania University". 1780. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  8. ^ "Acclaimed Kentucky author wins 2021 Transylvania Judy Gaines Young Book Award". ABC 36 News. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  9. ^ Brown, Susan. "Transy Library: Transylvania University Judy Gaines Young Book Award: Awarded in 2014". libguides.transy.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  10. ^ Brown, Susan. "Transy Library: Transylvania University Judy Gaines Young Book Award: Awarded in 2017". libguides.transy.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  11. ^ Brown, Susan. "Transy Library: Transylvania University Judy Gaines Young Book Award: Awarded in 2018". libguides.transy.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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