04/01/2026
Shortlist!
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 New Harmony Book Award & Residency shortlist!
33 Place Brugmann, Alice Austen (Grove Atlantic)
The Unveiling, Quan Barry (Grove Atlantic)
Crown, Evanthia Bromiley (Grove Atlantic)
Happiness & Love, Zoe Dubno (Scribner Books)
The Four Spent the Day Together, Chris Kraus (Scribner Books)
Guatemalan Rhapsody, Jared Lemus (Ecco Books)
Dogs, C. Mallon (Scribner Books)
Joyriders, Greg Schutz (University of Massachusetts Press)
Congratulations to these authors!
Stay tuned as we feature each book over the next two weeks...the winner will be announced on April 15th!
The 2027 New Harmony Book Award & Residency is now open for submissions! All single-author books of fiction published in 2026 are eligible. For complete guidelines, see https://www.usi.edu/new-harmony-book-award-residency
University of Southern Indiana, University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts, English at USI, University of Southern Indiana Foundation, Historic New Harmony