Fall for the Book: New American Voices Award Ceremony

Thursday, October 9, 2025 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Center for the Arts, Monson Grand Tier III

Enjoy the three powerhouse finalists – and celebrate the winner – of the Eighth Annual New American Voices Award for immigrant writers. Finalists Olufunke Grace Bankole, Cristina Jiménez, and Shubha Sunder, will be joined by one of this year’s judges: Marie Myung-Ok Lee. The New American Voices Award was created in 2018 by Fall for the Book and the Institute for Immigration Research to recognize recently published works that illuminate the complexity of the human experience as told by immigrants, whose work is historically underrepresented in writing and publishing. Sponsored by the Institute for Immigration Research.

There will be a reception prior to the award ceremony. Tickets are recommend for this event. Reserve your free Eventbrite ticket here starting September 10.

Location: Grand Tier III, Center for the Arts.

Hosted by Fall for the Book.

Sponsored by The Friends of Pohick Regional Library.