New York Social Diary

This 2003 New York Social Diary article is a nice recollection of the year the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award went to two finalists: Anthony Doerr for his story collection, The Shell Collector, and Jonathan Safran Foer, for his novel Everything Is Illuminated.

"The Fiction Award honors a novel or collection of short stories published within the calendar year by an American author age 35 or younger. The award was established by the Young Lions, a membership group for supporters of the Library in their 20s and 30s, and it is the only major book prize that recognizes fiction by younger writers. The establishment of the award was spearheaded by committee members Rick Moody, Ethan Hawke, and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh."

Click here to read the full article.

2007 NYPL Young Lions YouTube video

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Ethan Hawke, and other founding members and guests celebrate the 2007 New York Public Library Young Lions Award winner, Olga Grushin, for her remarkable novel, "The Dreamlife of Sukhanov".

"The New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. Established in 2001, this annual award recognizes the work of young authors and celebrates their accomplishments publicly, making a difference in their lives as they continue to build their careers. The Young Lions Fiction Award was spearheaded by Young Lions Committee members Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Rick Moody, and Hannah McFarland." More...

Check out Jennifer's YouTube video slideshow here.

And Jennifer's Flickr photoset here.

NYPL Young Lions 2008 Slideshow

Here is the actual video as posted on youtube:



* Note the image quality is poor, still working on that!

Young Lions Photo Gallery posted on YouTube

A slideshow of the Young Lions awards has been posted to Jennifer Rudolph Walsh's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/jenniferrudolphwalsh - check it out! Apologies for the poor image quality (still learning about uploading video to youtube); original photo gallery can be found here.

Also, for the individual video link, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnXsLFJ_hag

Young Lions 2007 Fiction Award photo gallery

The Young Lions Fiction Award, spearheaded by Young Lions Committee members Ethan Hawke, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Rick Moody, and Hannah McFarland, is a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories. We'll be spotlighting each of the winners from years past here; today we recognize the 2007 winner, Olga Grushin, for her outstanding novel, The Dream Life of Sukhanov. Click here for the official press release and here for the photo gallery documenting the evening's festivities.

2008 Young Lions Award

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, one of the founding members of the Young Lions, was there to see Ron Currie win the prestigious award for his novel "God is Dead". Click on Young Lions 2008 for this year's photos or on Young Lions 2003 for photos from previous years.

Click here for the press release.

NYPL's Young Lions Fiction Award

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh is one of the founders of the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award, a $10,000 prize awarded each spring to a writer age 35 or younger for a novel or a collection of short stories.

Check out the links below for this year's winner (Ron Currie, Jr., God is Dead), including info, photos, press, and the like.

Info and Photos:
http://www.support.nypl.org/younglions/young-lions-fiction-award.html
http://www.support.nypl.org/younglions/young-lions-fiction-award-2008.html

Vanity Fair coverage:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2008/05/reading-between.html