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Three Authors Win $10,000 Science + Literature Awards

1/21/2026

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The National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded $10,000 prizes to three authors for the Science + Literature awards.
Kimberly Blaeser, poet, won for Ancient Light.
Anna North, novelist, won for Bog Queen.
Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, nonfiction writer, won for Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature.
The awards aim to promote diverse voices in science writing at a time when science faces challenges.

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Story summary

The National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awarded $10,000 prizes to three authors for the Science + Literature awards.
Kimberly Blaeser, poet, won for Ancient Light.
Anna North, novelist, won for Bog Queen.
Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, nonfiction writer, won for Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature.
The awards aim to promote diverse voices in science writing at a time when science faces challenges.