Finalists were recently announced for the presented by Colorado Humanities.
Among the works nominated in the creative nonfiction category is “Deeper into the Heart of the Rockies,” a collection of columns by late Denver Post columnist .
Quillen, who contributed to The Denver Post’s Perspective section for 26 years, died unexpectedly in June 2012. His daughter Abby Quillen, a writer based in Eugene, Ore., compiled columns from 1999 to 2012 into the nominated book, which is a sequel to his 1998 collection “Deep in the Heart of the Rockies.”
A reading of finalists and a reception for the awards will be held at 6 p.m. May 8, at the theater of the Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th St. The winners will be announced June 13 in Aspen.
The annual awards, presented by Colorado Humanities, honor authors, editors, illustrators and photographers. Categories include biography, creative nonfiction, general nonfiction, genre fiction, history, juvenile literature, literary fiction, memoir, mystery, pictorial, poetry, thriller/suspense and young adult literature.
A complete list of the finalists is on the Denver Post Books blog at blogs.denverpost.com/books.
Suzanne S. Brown: 303-954-1697, sbrown@denverpost.com or twitter.com/suzannebro
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