Restless Books

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Restless Books
Founded2013
Founder Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, Joshua Ellison
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Amherst, Massachusetts [1]
Distribution Publishers Group West [2]
Imprints Yonder
Official website www.restlessbooks.org

Restless Books is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Amherst, Massachusetts. [1] It was founded in 2013 and was based in Brooklyn, New York until 2023. [2] Restless publishes "international works of fiction, journalism, memoirs, travel writing, and illustrated books." [2] The press published 15-20 titles a year, [2] including authors Ruth Ozeki, Lana Bastašić, Yishai Sarid, Andrea Chapela, Tash Aw, Chris Abani, Gabriela Wiener, and Giacomo Sartori. [3] It includes the Yonder imprint for younger readers.

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History

Restless Books was founded in 2013 by Ilan Stavans, Annette Hochstein, and Joshua Ellison as an international press. [2]

Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing

Restless inaugurated the annual $10,000 Prize for New Immigrant Writing in 2016. The prize comes with a publication deal. [4]

Winners of the New Immigrant Writing Prize

References

  1. 1 2 "Our History". Restless Books. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Small Press Profile: Restless Books". Publishers Weekly. 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Authors". Restless Books.
  4. ↑ "Into the Wild Blue Yonder: Restless Books Launches Children's Imprint". Publishers Weekly.
  5. ↑ "Reviews for Immigrant Prize-Winner Deepak Unnikrishnan's 'Temporary People'". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Meet Grace Talusan, Winner of the 2017 Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  7. ↑ "Meet Priyanka A. Champaneri, Winner of the 2018 Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. ↑ "Meet Rajiv Mohabir, Winner of the 2019 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  9. ↑ "Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  10. ↑ "Meet Ani Gjika, Winner of the 2021 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Restless Books. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  11. ↑ "Announcing the winner of the 2022 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  12. ↑ "Announcing the winner of the 2023 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  13. ↑ "Announcing the winner of the 2024 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
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