Society of Midland Authors Award Winners Adult Fiction

Awards List

2015

The Confessions of Frances Godwin (Winner)
Robert Hellenga

Jul-2014
/ General Fiction

O, Democracy! (Finalist)
Kathleen Rooney

Apr-2014
/ Literary

The High Divide (Finalist)
Lin Enger

Sep-2014
/ Historical

2014

Little Known Facts (Winner)
Christine Sneed

Feb-2013
/ General Fiction

Happiness, Like Water (Finalist)
Chinelo Okparanta

Aug-2013
/ Literary

2013

The World of a Few Minutes Ago (Winner)
Jack Driscoll

Feb-2012
/ General Fiction

The Lighthouse Road (Finalist)
Peter Geye

Oct-2012
/ General Fiction

Are You Happy Now? (Finalist)
Richard Babcock

Nov-2012
/ Literary

2012

The Paris Wife (Winner)
Paula McLain

Feb-2011
/ Literary

The Temple of Air: Stories (Finalist)
Patricia Ann McNair

Sep-2011
/ Literary

2011

The Wilding (Winner)
Benjamin Percy

Oct-2010
/ Literary

The Man With Two Arms (Finalist)
Billy Lombardo

Feb-2010
/ Literary

The Price of Liberty (Finalist)
Keir Graff

Jul-2010
/ Thriller

2010

Twisted Tree (Winner)
Kent Meyers

Oct-2009
/ Historical

Ruins (Finalist)
Achy Obejas

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

Generosity (Finalist)
Richard Powers

Oct-2009
/ General Fiction

2009

Holding Pattern (Finalist)
Jeffery Renard Allen

Sep-2008
/ General Fiction

If You Eat, You Never Die (Finalist)
Tony Romano

Dec-2008
/ General Fiction

2008

The Farther Shore (Winner)
Matthew Eck

Oct-2007
/ Action Adventure

Refresh, Refresh (Finalist)
Benjamin Percy

Oct-2007
/ General Fiction

2007

The Royal Ghosts (Winner)
Samrat Upadhyay

Feb-2006
/ Literary

The Translation of Dr. Apelles (Finalist)
David Treuer

Jan-2008
/ General Fiction

2006

Bluebirds Used to Croon in the Choir (Winner)
Joe Meno

Nov-2005
/ General Fiction

The Logic of a Rose: Chicago Stories (Honorable Mention)
Billy Lombardo

Jan-2005
/ General Fiction

2005

Bring Your Legs with You (Honorable Mention)
Darrell Spencer

Nov-2004
/ General Fiction

2004

I Sailed with Magellan (Winner)
Stuart Dybek

Nov-2003
/ General Fiction

Fabulous Small Jews (Nominee)
Joseph Epstein

Jul-2003
/ General Fiction

In My Mother's House (Nominee)
Margaret McMullan

Nov-2003
/ General Fiction

The Red Passport (Nominee)
Katherine Shonk

Nov-2003
/ General Fiction

2003

Nowhere Man (Winner)
Aleksandar Hemon

Jan-2004
/ General Fiction

Blues Lessons (Nominee)
Robert Hellenga

Dec-2001
/ General Fiction

Lucky in the Corner (Nominee)
Carol Anshaw

Jun-2002
/ General Fiction

More Than Enough (Nominee)
John Fulton

Aug-2002
/ General Fiction

2002

He Sleeps (Winner)
Reginald McKnight

Sep-2001
/ Action Adventure

Rot (Nominee)
Janet Kauffman

/ General Fiction

2001

The Obituary Writer (Honorable Mention)
Porter Shreve

Jun-2000
/ General Fiction

2000

Plainsong (Winner)
Kent Haruf

Oct-1999
/ General Fiction

1999

Necessary Fictions (Winner)
Barbara Croft

Oct-1998
/ General Fiction

1998

Blood and Milk (Winner)
Sharon Solwitz

Jan-1997
/ General Fiction

1997

Going to the Sun (Winner)
James McManus

Feb-1996
/ General Fiction

1996

The Member-Guest (Winner)
Clint Mccown

Feb-1995
/ General Fiction

1995

The Sixteen Pleasures (Winner)
Robert Hellenga

May-1994
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Adult Fiction

Children's Fiction

Children-Y/A Fiction

Award Years