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Berea College Professor Silas House Awarded Duggins Prize, Largest Given to an LGBTQ Writer in the United States
June 16, 2022
BEREA, Kentucky, June 16 (TNSawa) -- Berea College issued the following news release:

New York Times bestselling writer and Berea College professor Silas House has been awarded a Duggins Prize for Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist, the largest prize given to an LGBTQ writer in the United States. The award is given annually by Lambda Literary to two novelists.

House has gained a reputation as one of the most visible LGBTQ people in the South, particularly in Appalachia and . . .

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