Valley writers have had a strong run of major awards in recent years, from poet Martín Espada winning a National Book Award in 2021 to novelist Ruth Ozeki claiming Great Britain’s Women’s Prize for Literature last year.Now over a dozen area writers.
NORTHAMPTON A few weeks ago, Valley poet Martín Espada struck gold when he won a National Book Award for poetry. Now a number of other Valley writers have won first-place awards or runner-up honors in the 2021 Massachusetts Book Awards.The.