This is the page on which we’ll report the semi-finalists, finalists and winner of The Blue Mountain Novel Award. If you have submitted to this award, please be sure to follow this blog, so that you will be updated just as soon as any updates are posted.
After a brief hiatus due to COVID shutdowns and difficulties, we are announcing the long list of our last cycle of the Blue Mountain Award Submissions.
Submissions for The Blue Mountain Award are currently closed pending announcement of our winner.
Guidelines for the Blue Mountain Award can be found here.
THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AWARD 2021/2022
Semi-finalists
Mark Alpert, New York, New York, The Emperor of Alabama
Belfar, Edward, Columbia, Maryland, A Very Innocent Man
Bluck, Sylvia, Brighton, England, The Hellingly Papers
Bolick, Gary, Clemmons, North Carolina, Sailing Back to Calypso
Boyajy, Thomas, Boston, Massachusetts, Lark Ascending
Cole, Bromme Hampton, New York, New York, When Soft Voices Die
Dayton, David, Silver Spring, Maryland, Wideman’s Gospel
Ebert, Renee, Ormond Beach, Florida, Overbrook: Women Behind Bars
Guidry, Jacqueline, Kansas City, Missouri, Mark the Division
Hart, JoeAnn, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Arroyo Circle
Ifland, Alta, Santa Cruz, California, Speaking to No. 4
Jaskunas, Paul, Silver Spring, Maryland, Animal Spirits
Jones, Calvin, South Orange, New Jersey, A Light Chop in Protected Waters
Kaldas, Pauline, Roanoke, Virginia, Distance of Separation
Kroos, Dana, Las Cruces, New Mexico, The Wayfinder’s Guide
Meek, Ronald, Delray Beach, Florida, The Dream Collector
Moser, Blair, San Francisco, California, The Moonwinder
Murdarasi, Karen, Glasgow, Scotland, The Sarcophagus Scroll
Reed, Mary, Walworth, Wisconsin, Free Spirits, Free Lovers
Rice, Jonathan, Oakland, California, Broken Pencils
Secreast, Donald, Bristol, Virginia, Rough End
Sweeney, Nick, Whitstable, Kent, England, The Fortune Teller’s Factotum
Wein, Harrison Bae, Derwood, Maryland, Echoes
Weiss, Sara, Nyack, New York, In the Wake
Finalists
Mark Alpert, New York, New York, The Emperor of Alabama
Ebert, Renee, Ormond Beach, Florida, Overbrook: Women Behind Bars
Guidry, Jacqueline, Kansas City, Missouri, Mark the Division
Ifland, Alta, Santa Cruz, California, Speaking to No. 4
Jones, Calvin, South Orange, New Jersey, A Light Chop in Protected Waters
Kaldas, Pauline, Roanoke, Virginia, Distance of Separation
Meek, Ronald, Delray Beach, Florida, The Dream Collector
Moser, Blair, San Francisco, California, The Moonwinder
Reed, Mary, Walworth, Wisconsin, Free Spirits, Free Lovers
Rice, Jonathan, Oakland, California, Broken Pencils
THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AWARD 2019/2020
Semi-finalists
Berger, Bruce, Silver Spring, MD, Kal Ganis of Kavala
Bolick, Gary, Clemmons, NC, Sailing Back to Calypso
Boone, Joseph, Los Angeles, CA, Furnace Creek
Burkhart, Hugh, San Diego, CA, Customer Service: A Novel
Chafe, Christy, Hudson, OH, I’m Here
Clark, Marisa, Albuquerque, NM, Hermosa
Clearman, Deborah, NY, NY, Remedios
Cole, Jim, Duncan Mills, CA, ffrrfr
Craig, Charles, Decatur, GA, Trapped
Dawid, Annie, Silver Cliff, CO, Negroes and Jews Are Hereby Declared Aliens
de la Cuesta, Barbara, Mantoloking, NJ, Dinner Party
Decker, Frederic, Bowie, MD, Eating Stew
Deines, Michelle, Vancouver, Canada, The Prize Bull
Epstein, Ann, Ann Arbor, MI, Nine in Ten
Fowler, Jaclyn, Longmont, CO, Jack: The Almost True Story of the Molly Maguires
Franckowiak, Melissa, NY, NY, Emmanuel
Freeman, Sylvia, Durham, NC, Line of Red Ink
Friedmann, Patty, New Orleans, LA, Heaven Holds a Place
Gustine, Amy, Ottawa Hills, OH, Birds for Ransom
Haladay, Joan, NY, NY, The Lisbon Dreamers
Havard, Malcolm, Cheshire, UK, LMF
Hayes, Robert E., Elgin, IL, Everyone Will Know
Heiser, Walter, Bangkok, Thailand, Angelville
Henderson, Ann S., NY, NY, Revolution-The Biography of Professor Sally May Smith
Holdefer, Charles, Brussels, Belgium, Don’t Look At Me
Jacobi, Tonja, Chicago, IL, The Accidental Dissident
Kim, Eunice, Claremont, CA, The Other Shore
Kuryla, Mary, Topanga, CA, The Stay
Latimer, George, Bryan, TX, The Eve of St. Theodosia
Levchev, Vladimir, Sofia, Bulgaria, In the Shadow of the Red Rock
Littman, Elliot, Zurich, Switzerland, The TIN
MacPherson, Kitta, Belleville, NJ, Mad Hatters and Glow Girls
McCune, BF, Denver, CO, The Company of Old Ladies
Metcalfe, Alyssa, West Barnstable, MA, Street
Methvin, TJ, West Chester, PA, Right of Way
Moore, Leslie, Northfield, MN, Shooting Cellos
Pavis, Athar, Paris, France, The Pyramid
Pelekidis, Angie, Port Crane, NY, Unlucky Mel
Puma, Joanie, Sheridan, WY, The Myth of the Normal Person
Roth, Richard, Camarillo, CA, NoLab
Sheehan-Bubla, Morgan, Harfield, MA, Elena Sarnova and the 5th of July
Sheehan, E. Ann, Dartmouth, MA, Buried Smoke
Shilts, Christopher, Flemington, NJ, The Song of the Dark Guitar
Silverman, EG, Skillman, NJ, Be My Own Father
Tonkin, David, Port Townsend, WA, Altered Children
Tsessarsky, Boris, Montclair, NJ, The Lost Recordings
Varma, Jaideep, Mumbai, India, #GlobalJeopardy
Wellington, Beth, Wellesley, MA, The Lovers of Cordoba
Zimecki, Michael, Pittsburgh, PA, The Migration of Birds
Finalists
Berger, Bruce, Silver Spring, MD, Kal Ganis of Kavala
Burkhart, Hugh, San Diego, CA, Customer Service: A Novel
Clark, Marisa, Albuquerque, NM, Hermosa
Fowler, Jaclyn, Longmont, CO, Jack: The Almost True Story of the Molly Maguires
Gustine, Amy, Ottawa Hills, OH, Birds for Ransom
Jacobi, Tonja, Chicago, IL, The Accidental Dissident
Kuryla, Mary, Topanga, CA, The Stay
Levchev, Vladimir, Sofia, Bulgaria, In the Shadow of the Red Rock
MacPherson, Kitta, Belleville, NJ, Mad Hatters and Glow Girls
Moore, Leslie, Northfield, MN, Shooting Cellos
Pelekidis, Angie, Port Crane, NY, Unlucky Mel
Roth, Richard, Camarillo, CA, NoLab
Sheehan-Bubla, Morgan, Harfield, MA, Elena Sarnova and the 5th of July
Shilts, Christopher, Flemington, NJ, The Song of the Dark Guitar
Winner
Pelekidis, Angie, Port Crane, NY, Unlucky Mel
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THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AWARD 2018/2019
We are proud to announce Jeffrey Voccola of Kutztown, Pennsylvania as the inaugural winner of The Blue Mountain Award for his novel, Kings Row. Please be sure to follow our blog, because a full profile of Jeffrey and his novel is forthcoming.
Below is the full list of our semi-finalists and finalists for this first round of The Blue Mountain Award.
Semi-Finalists
Aldwin, Gail, Dorchester, Dorset, UK, The String Games
Becker, Leslee, Fort Collins, Colorado, Cold River City
Blair, John, San Marcos, Texas, The Glass Mountain
Dawid, Annie, Silver Cliff, Colorado, Resurrection City: A Novel of Jonestown
Dutton, Geoffrey, Belmont, Massachusetts, Mahmoud’s Jihad
Dwarakanath, Megana, Albuquerque, New Mexico, The Communicands
Fitzpatrick, Mark, PARIS 75018 , Ile-de-France, France, Very Few to Love
Harper, Stephanie, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Wesley Yorstead Goes Outside
Hartman, Virginia, Rockville, Maryland, Drawing Water
Heinze, Denise, Durham, North Carolina, At Malvern Hill
Henry, DeWitt, Watertown, Massachussetts, Strangers and Neighbors
Holland, Virginia, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Behind the White Gate
Larkin, Emily, Buderim, Queensland, Australia, Fate’s Child
Littell, Margot, Maplewood, New Jersey, October. Far From Home
McCarthy, Sean, Plymouth, Massachusetts, The Same Old Ground
McKean, Robert, Newton, Massachusetts, A Wilderness of Monkeys
McNamara, John, Downers Grove, Illinois, Failing Billy
O’Brien, Barret, Ashland, Oregon, Greater Wilder
Pell, Aaron, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City, Mexico, The Palace of Wisdom
Reed, Mary, Chicago, Illinois, Harmony’s Peace and Joy
Repak, Terry, Seattle, Washington, Swimming to Zanzibar
Salas, Jo, New Paltz, New York, Anticipation
Shaw, Ian, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, Quill of the Dove
Simons, John, Charlotte, North Carolina, Sacrificial Lions
Stanton, Edward, Lexington, Kentucky, The Taste of Love and the Sea
Stephens, Kenneth, Claremont, California, Blaze Pascal and the Courage of Being
Thiebaux, Marcelle, New York City, New York, Daisy, Daisy
Unigwue, Chika, Marietta, Georgia, Leaving Meshach
Urban, Misty, Muscatine, Iowa, The Lighted Heart
Vickers, Joanne, Columbus, Ohio, Hester and Roger: A Prequel
Voccola, Jeffrey, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Kings Row
Watkins, Kiki, Mechanicsville, Virginia, Grasshoppers at Dusk
Working, Russell, Oak Park, Illinois, The Red Corner
Yates, Brandy, Frankford, Delaware, Witness the River
Young, John, Cincinnati, Ohio, When the Coin is in the Air
Finalists
Aldwin, Gail, Dorchester, Dorset, UK, The String Games
Blair, John, San Marcos, Texas, The Glass Mountain
Dawid, Annie, Silver Cliff, Colorado, Resurrection City: A Novel of Jonestown
Dutton, Geoffrey, Belmont, Massachusetts, Mahmoud’s Jihad
Fitzpatrick, Mark, PARIS 75018 , Ile-de-France, France, Very Few to Love
Freeman, Sylvia, Durham, North Carolina, The Edge of Red
Henry, DeWitt, Watertown, Massachussetts, Strangers and Neighbors
Holland, Virginia, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Behind the White Gate
Littell, Margot, Maplewood, New Jersey, October. Far From Home
McCarthy, Sean, Plymouth, Massachusetts, The Same Old Ground
McKean, Robert, Newton, Massachusetts, A Wilderness of Monkeys
O’Brien, Barret, Ashland, Oregon, Greater Wilder
Repak, Terry, Seattle, Washington, Swimming to Zanzibar
Salas, Jo, New Paltz, New York, Anticipation
Stanton, Edward, Lexington, Kentucky, The Taste of Love and the Sea
Unigwue, Chika, Marietta, Georgia, Leaving Meshach
Urban, Misty, Muscatine, Iowa, The Lighted Heart
Vickers, Joanne, Columbus, Ohio, Hester and Roger: A Prequel
Voccola, Jeffrey, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Kings Row
Working, Russell, Oak Park, Illinois, The Red Corner
WINNER
Voccola, Jeffrey, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Kings Row
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