Peter Taylor is one of the South’s most celebrated writers—the author of acclaimed short stories, plays, and the novels A Summons to Memphis and In the Tennessee Country. The Peter Taylor Prize for the Novel, cosponsored by the Knoxville Writers’ Guild and the University of Tennessee Press, honors the memory and work of Peter Taylor by bringing to light new works of high literary quality. The newest addition to the distinguished list of recipients is Leslie Walker Williams for her novel, The Prudent Mariner.
The Prudent Mariner releases this month.
“The land, the heat, the South’s societal complexities (and perplexities) are all here. Utterly involving, wise and perceptive, this is a novel to remember. If you liked To Kill a Mockingbird, you will love The Prudent Mariner.”
—Kelly Cherry, final judge of the 2007 Peter Taylor Prize for the Novel
Author Appearances:
Oct. 6, E. Shaver Books, Savannah, GA
Oct. 8, Visiting Writers Series, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA
Oct. 9, Rock Point Books, Chattanooga, TN
Oct. 10, Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN
Oct. 13, Peter Taylor Award Ceremony, Lawson McGhee Library, Knoxville, TN
Oct. 14, Wordsmiths, Decatur, GA
Oct. 16, Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor, MI
Oct. 27, Visiting Writers Series, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Oct. 28, Women and Children First, Chicago, IL
Nov. 15, Elliot Bay Books, Seattle, WA
Feb. 7, Savannah Book Festival, Savannah, GA
Previous winners of the Peter Taylor Prize for the Novel
Run in the Fam’ly
A Novel
John J. McLaughlin
Winner, 2006
Blood Kin
A Novel
Mark Powell
Winner, 2005
Fire on Mt. Maggiore
A Novel
John Parras
Winner, 2004
Minyan
Ten Jewish Men in a World That Is Heartbroken
Eliezer Sobel
Winner, 2003
Blue
A Novel
Sarah Van Arsdale
Winner, 2002
A House All Stilled
A Novel
A. G. Harmon
Winner, 2001
The Marriage of Anna Maye Potts
A Novel
DeWitt Henry
Winner, 2000