Restless Books
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, Joshua Ellison |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Amherst, Massachusetts[1] |
| Distribution | Publishers Group West[2] |
| Imprints | Yonder |
| Official website | www |
Restless Books is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Amherst, Massachusetts.[1] It was founded in 2013 and was based in Brooklyn, New York until 2023.[2] Restless publishes "international works of fiction, journalism, memoirs, travel writing, and illustrated books."[2] The press published 15-20 titles a year,[2] including authors Ruth Ozeki, Lana Bastašić, Yishai Sarid, Andrea Chapela, Tash Aw, Chris Abani, Gabriela Wiener, and Giacomo Sartori.[3] It includes the Yonder imprint for younger readers.
History
[edit | edit source]Restless Books was founded in 2013 by Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, and Joshua Ellison as an international press.[2]
Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing
[edit | edit source]Restless inaugurated the annual $10,000 Prize for New Immigrant Writing in 2016. The prize comes with a publication deal.[4]
Winners of the New Immigrant Writing Prize
[edit | edit source]- 2016: Deepak Unnikrishnan for Temporary People[5]
- 2017: Grace Talusan for The Body Papers[6]
- 2018: Priyanka A. Champaneri for The City of Good Death[7]
- 2019: Rajiv Mohabir for Antiman: A Hybrid Memoir[8]
- 2020: Meron Hadero for A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times[9]
- 2021: Ani Gjika for By Its Right Name[10]
- 2022: Praveen Herat for Between This World and the Next[11]
- 2023: Catharina Coenen for Unexploded Ordnance[12]
- 2024: Sofi Stambo for A Bunch of Savages[13]
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