I am especially honoured because of the admiration that I feel for the other finalists, authors from all over the world who are all doing such crucial and beautiful work. I feel overwhelmed with the enormity of my gratitude. It is difficult to know how to respond to the magnitude of this kindness that has been so suddenly bestowed upon me. It was first published by Chatto & Windus in the UK and by Random House in the USA.Ĭommenting on her win, Emily Ruskovich said ‘I cannot express how grateful I am to be the recipient of this astonishingly generous award. The winning novel was chosen from a total of 141 titles, nominated by libraries in 115 cities across 41 countries.

She lives in Idaho City with her husband and baby daughter. Henry Award and a graduate of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, she now teaches creative writing in the M.F.A. Her fiction has appeared in Zoetrope, One Story and the Virginia Quarterly Review. The winner was announced at a ceremony in Dublin’s Mansion House which was livestreamed on the International DUBLIN Literary Award Facebook page to allow people from across the world to tune in to the event.Įmily Ruskovich grew up in the Idaho Panhandle, on Hoodoo Mountain. Uniquely, the Award receives its nominations from public libraries in cities around the globe and recognises both writers and translators. Emily Ruskovich is the fourth American author to win the prize in its 24-year history. American author Emily Ruskovich has won the 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award for her novel Idaho. The Award is organised and sponsored by Dublin City Council and at €100,000 is the world’s largest prize for a single novel published in English.

Idaho by emily ruskovich