Otherwise by Julie Marie Wade a Finalist for a PEN Literary Award

Otherwise: Essays by Julie Marie Wade was named a finalist for the 2024 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay! Please join us in congratulating Julie on this incredible honor. Selected by Lia Purpura as the winner of AHP’s 2022 Nonfiction Prize, these empathetic and insightful essays invite readers on a journey of self-discovery with the author.

Autumn House also wishes congratulations to the winner and the other finalists and a BIG thanks to PEN America for their support and dedication.

To read the full list of finalists, visit PEN America’s website here.