Five from UNL English receive Nebraska Book Awards

The Nebraska Center for the Book announced its 2022 Nebraska Book Awards this week. Five of this year’s award winners are from the Department of English—receiving four awards out of the 14 awarded annually by the NCB. The awards will be presented at the NCB's annual Celebration of Nebraska Books on October 22, 2022. The keynote speaker at this year’s celebration is UNL English professor Jonis Agee, whose novel The Bones of Paradise was the 2022 One Book, One Nebraska selection.

• Fiction: The Perfume Thief by Timothy Schaffert
• Nonfiction Biography: The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather & Edith Lewis by Melissa J. Homestead
• Poetry Honor: Unholy Heart by Grace Bauer (professor emeritus)
• Special Poetry: More in Time: A Tribute to Ted Kooser by Jessica Poli, Marco Abel, and Timothy Schaffert

For more information about the Celebration of Nebraska Books and the full list of winners, visit the Nebraska Center for the Book’s website.