Townsend Prize for Fiction

The Townsend Prize for Fiction is awarded biennially (that is, every two years) to a writer from the U.S. state of Georgia for the best novel published during those years, by the Georgia Center for the Book and The Chattahoochee Review the literary journal of Perimeter College at Georgia State University. The award was named in honor of the founding editor of Atlanta magazine, Jim Townsend. It was first granted in 1982.

For more in-depth information about The Townsend Prize for Fiction, including its history and criteria for eligibility visit the prize's new web site hosted by Perimeter College at Georgia State University at http://chattahoocheereview.gsu.edu/townsend-prize/.

The awarding of the 2018 Townsend Prize for Fiction will take place on Thursday, April, 19, 2018, at the DeKalb History Center. The keynote address will be presented by celebrated National Book Award Winner, Brad Watson. The ten finalists for the 2018 award are:

Information about attending the award ceremony for the 2018 Townsend Prize can be found on the prize's Website.

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