Annual Book Prize
Since 2014, Permafrost Magazine has held an Annual Book Prize contest for the best manuscript (genre alternating each year). The winner of the contest receives $1000.00 and publication through the University of Alaska Press. Each year, the book prize genre alternates through poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Most Recent Winners by Genre
Book Prize Winners on UA Press
Poetry
2023: Latorial Faison, Nursery Rhymes in Black
Judge: Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Coming Soon)
Judge: Elizabeth Bradfield
Judge: Jericho Brown
Judge: Heid Erdrich
Nonfiction
2022: Brook McClurg, A Dictionary of Modern Consternation
Judge: Joy Castro (Coming Soon)
Judge: Elena Passarello
Judge: Scott Russell Sanders
Fiction
Judge: Julie Iromuanya
2018: Roger Wall, During-the-Event
Judge: Chinelo Okparanta
Judge: Benjamin Percy