Restless Books
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, Joshua Ellison |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Brooklyn, New York[1] |
| Distribution | Simon & Schuster[2] |
| Imprints | Yonder |
| Official website | www |
Restless Books is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Brooklyn, New York.[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, Oddný Eir, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Marek Huberath, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Chris Abani, Tal Nitzán, and Andrés Neuman.[3] It includes the Yonder imprint for younger readers.
History[]
Restless Books was founded in 2013 by Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, and Joshua Ellison as an international press, focused on Latin American and Jewish writing, in the e-book form.[2]
Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing[]
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[]
- 2016: for Temporary People[5]
- 2017: Grace Talusan for The Body Papers[6]
- 2018: for The City of Good Death[7]
References[]
- ^ "Our History". Restless Books.
- ^ a b c d e "Small Press Profile: Restless Books". 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Authors". Restless Books.
- ^ "Into the Wild Blue Yonder: Restless Books Launches Children's Imprint".
- ^ "Reviews for Immigrant Prize-Winner Deepak Unnikrishnan's 'Temporary People'". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Meet Grace Talusan, Winner of the 2017 Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Meet Priyanka A. Champaneri, Winner of the 2018 Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
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