Finalists Rick Bass, Helen Maryles Shankman, and Anna Noyes (photo @ Beowulf Sheehan) |
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That night, we announced Rick Bass's For a Little While as the winner for books published in 2016. He received $20,000 and an engraved silver bowl. The other two finalists, Anna Noyes for Goodnight, Beautiful Women and Helen Maryles Shankman for They Were Like Family to Me, each received $5,000.