The National Book Foundation announced its annual 5 Under 35 honorees this morning. Now in its tenth year, the program honors five young fiction writers, who were selected this year by previous 5 Under 35 honorees.
This year’s 5 Under 35 are:
Colin Barrett, author of Young Skins (Black Cat), selected by Paul Yoon
Angela Flournoy, author of The Turner House (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), selected by ZZ Packer
Megan Kruse, author of Call Me Home (Hawthorne Books), selected by Phil Klay
Tracy O’Neill, author of The Hopeful (Ig Publishing), selected by Fiona Maazel
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of Fra Keeler (Dorothy), selected by Dinaw Mengestu
Since 2006, the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 program has honored writers in the early stages of their careers, including Téa Obreht, Karen Russell, and Justin Torres. The honorees each receive a cash prize of $1,000, and will be celebrated at a ceremony in New York City on November 16, hosted by LaVar Burton.