Aspen Words Literary Prize

14 books on the longlist. The winner and the shortlist come first.

Shortlist, 5 books

• Enter Ghost Isabella Hammad

  

  Enter Ghost

  Isabella Hammad

  Winner
• Chain-Gang All-Stars Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

  

  Chain-Gang All-Stars

  Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
• Temple Folk Aaliyah Bilal

  

  Temple Folk

  Aaliyah Bilal
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store James McBride

  

  The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

  James McBride
• Witness Jamel Brinkley

  

  Witness

  Jamel Brinkley

Also on the longlist, 9 books

• I Have Some Questions for You Rebecca Makkai

  

  I Have Some Questions for You

  Rebecca Makkai
• Land of Milk and Honey C Pam Zhang

  

  Land of Milk and Honey

  C Pam Zhang
• Let Us Descend Jesmyn Ward

  

  Let Us Descend

  Jesmyn Ward
• The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa Stephen Buoro

  

  The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa

  Stephen Buoro
• The Laughter Sonora Jha

  The Laughter

  Sonora Jha
• The People Who Report More Stress Alejandro Varela

  The People Who Report More Stress

  Alejandro Varela
• What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez Claire Jiménez

  

  What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez

  Claire Jiménez
• When Trying to Return Home Jennifer Maritza McCauley

  

  When Trying to Return Home

  Jennifer Maritza McCauley
• Yellowface R. F. Kuang

  

  Yellowface

  R. F. Kuang