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Patricia Lockwood wins $10,000 Gabe Hudson Prize for a dark, comic COVID-19 novel
The $10,000 honor recognized her dark comic novel for its humor, pathos and insight into pandemic-era breakdown.
- On Thursday, author Patricia Lockwood won the $10,000 Gabe Hudson Prize for her novel 'Will There Ever Be Another You,' a dark and comic story about a woman's breakdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Established in 2024 by Sanchia Semere and administered by McSweeney, the prize honors the late author and educator Hudson, who died in 2023 at age 52.
- Lockwood noted in a statement Thursday that she feels a kinship with Hudson, noting he was a Marine like her brother and taught at Yonsei University in South Korea.
- Judges praised the novel's 'humor, pathos, and a deep understanding of contemporary America,' noting the work balances 'so much pain' with 'marvelous self-awareness' about the human experience.
- Lockwood's previous works include 'Priestdaddy,' winner of the James Thurber Prize for American Humor, and 'No One Is Talking About This,' shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2021.
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The acclaimed author Patricia Lockwood is this year’s winner of the Gabe Hudson Award, a $10,000 award named after the late author, educator and editor, which is awarded to fictional works that demonstrate “humor, patheticism and a deep understanding of the contemporary United States.”
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