Chicago Tribune Announces Nelson Algren Short Story Award Recipients

CHICAGO, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Kevin Moffett of Iowa City, Iowa takes top prize in the Chicago Tribune's 23rd annual Nelson Algren Awards, which honor previously unpublished works of short fiction by amateur or professional American writers. Moffett's first place story, "Space," will appear in a special Books section Sunday, October 30, along with Algren runners-up David Michael Kaplan for "Some Other Time, Not This Time" and Sharon May for "The Third Country" and "The Monkey King."

Previously, the Tribune announced the winners of its 2005 Literary Awards: Margaret Atwood, the Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement; Marilynne Robinson, the Heartland Prize for fiction for "Gilead"; Kevin Boyle, the Heartland Prize for non-fiction for "Arc of Justice"; and Linda Sue Park, the Chicago Tribune Young Adult Book Prize for "Project Mulberry."

As part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, Linda Sue Park will receive her award Saturday, October 29, at the Harold Washington Library Center. Atwood will deliver the annual Chicago Tribune lecture Sunday, Nov. 6, at Chicago's Symphony Center. Presentations featuring Robinson and Boyle will also take place at the Art Institute on November 6. For more information, visit http://www.chfestival.org/ .

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