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Laura Pritchett is the author of seven novels. Her first book, Hell’s Bottom, Colorado (Milkweed Editions), won the PEN USA Award for Fiction and the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. This was followed by the novels Sky Bridge, Stars Go Blue, Red Lightning, and The Blue Hour (Milkweed and Counterpoint), which garnered other awards including the WILLA, the High Plains Book Award, and several Colorado Book Awards. Stars Go Blue has been optioned for TV rights. Her newest novels, Playing with {Wild}Fire (Torrey House) and Three Keys (Ballantine), will be released in 2024.

Authors We Love: Laura Pritchett

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Laura PritchettLaura Pritchett is the author of seven novels. Known for championing the complex and contemporary West and giving voice to the working class, her books have garnered the PEN USA Award, Milkweed National Fiction Prize, and others. Her work has appeared in the LA Times, NY Times, Salon, Terrain, Orion, and she directs the MFA in Nature Writing at WCU.

 

Hear Laura speak about her newest novel, Three Keys, which Kirkus Reviews calls “a satisfying examination of one woman’s journey of self-discovery.” Books will be for sale and Laura will be available to sign them after the talk.

 

Laura Pritchett, autora de siete novelas, es reconocida por abogar por el Oeste complejo y contemporáneo y por dar voz a la clase trabajadora. Sus obras han recibido premios como el PEN USA y el Milkweed National Fiction Prize, entre otros. Estas han aparecido en medios como LA Times, NY Times, Salon, Terrain, y Orion. Además, dirige el programa MFA en Escritura sobre la Naturaleza en WCU.

 

Únase a nosotros para escuchar a Laura hablar sobre su última novela, Three Keys, que Kirkus Reviews describe como “un satisfactorio examen del viaje de autodescubrimiento de una mujer.” Los libros estarán a la venta, y Laura estará disponible para firmarlos después de la charla.