The 16th Marfield Prize Finalists
Congratulations to the 16th Marfield Prize Finalists
It has been a difficult time with the Covid-19 pandemic, and we would like to thank all the Marfield Readers who provided wonderful insights to all the books submitted this year and help make this prize happen.
(in alphabetical order by author’s last name)
The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks by Dennis Drabelle (Bison Books)
Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris (Penguin Random House)
Being a Ballerina: The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life by Gavin Larsen (University Press of Florida)
The Life She Wished to Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings by Ann McCutchan (W. W. Norton & Company)
Singing Like Germans: Black Musicians in the Land of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms by Kira Thurman (Cornell University Press)
The 16th Marfield Prize Judges
Indran Amirthanayagam is a poet, essayist, and translator. He was born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Vailes Shepperd is one of the Founding Members of the Washington Independent Review of Books.
Katherine E. Young is a poet and translator, and inaugural Poet Laureate for Arlington, Virginia (2016-2018).