Venturesome USC professor wins one of fiction's most prestigious prizes
July 23, 2026
July 23, 2026
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 23 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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Venturesome USC professor wins one of fiction's most prestigious prizes
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Known for her fluid, label-defying prose, author Julia Elliott found herself in excellent company last month among a literary cadre of distinct, even unconventional voices. As one of five finalists for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, she was in Toronto att . . .
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Venturesome USC professor wins one of fiction's most prestigious prizes
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Known for her fluid, label-defying prose, author Julia Elliott found herself in excellent company last month among a literary cadre of distinct, even unconventional voices. As one of five finalists for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, she was in Toronto att . . .