A University of Pittsburgh Press publication is in the running for an America Literary Award

A University of Pittsburgh Press publication has landed on the PEN America Literary Awards long list for 2019.  

Shauna Barbosa’s “Cape Verdean Blues” is a semifinalist in the PEN Open Book Award category. This specific award honors “an exceptional book-length work of any genre by an author of color, published in the United States.” A collection of poetry, “Cape Verdean Blues” addresses Barbosa’s upbringing as a Cape Verdean living in Boston.

The PEN America Literary Awards honor “literary excellence and celebrate voices that challenge, inform, and inspire.” The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in February.