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Since 1985, the Whiting Award has recognized the best emerging writers in several categories. Past Fiction winners have included such luminaries as Stuart Dybek (1985), Kent Haruf (1986), David Foster Wallace (1987), Jonathan Franzen (1988), Colson Whitehead (2000), and Ben Percy (2008). In other words: If you want to see who’s going to be shaping the literary world in the coming couple of decades or more, it s worth checking out who wins the Whiting. Now you can add to that list Denver’s own Steven Dunn.
Dunn has been an active part of the local lit scene for some years now, but especially since his debut collection
In music circles, he s known as an all-purpose jazz man: saxophonist, composer, producer and radio host, Â who has backed up some of the biggest names in entertainment.
In Colorado political circles, he s the son of the state Rep. Tony Exum Sr., the lawmaker and retired fire fighter from Colorado Springs.
Tony Exum Jr. is expected to close a six-hour livestream telethon Friday beginning at 1 p.m. to support youth violence prevention in Colorado.
Thomas Exum
The telethon, called Mending Roots to Cultivate Communities, aims to raise public health concerns for children around gun violence in metro Denver communities.
The telethon also is expected to feature poet Suzi Q Smith, rap collective Last Supper and other local talent, organizers said.
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My husband is a bit of a music snob, and when he heard Jen Korte perform in my story, he thought she was fantastic.
She is.
Korte has a few different projects in town, and said that this was going to be her year.
2020 was the year of her album. She was finally a full-time musician after years of hard work. And then the pandemic hit.
So even though things stalled a bit, she kept creating just like her fellow artists.
“There will be a flood of messaging and storytelling that comes from this time because there were so many huge things that happened in one year,” Korte said.
This novel has already been recommended by literary voices from all over the spectrum, from Buzzfeed to
Publisher’s Weekly, so I’m not breaking any new ground here by saying you gotta read this book. David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s debut novel is, according to fellow author Tommy Orange (
There, There), “a marvel…a thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth…a brilliant meditation on power and violence and a testament to what a crime novel can achieve.” If you’re thinking of this as a gift for someone, do yourself a favor and buy two: You’ll want to keep one for your own shelf.