April 16, 2008--Graywolf Press is pleased to announce that Charles Baxter has won the Minnesota Book Award in the General Nonfiction category for his book THE ART OF SUBTEXT: BEYOND PLOT. The 2008 Minnesota Book Awards, now in its 20th year, were presented in a ceremony on April 12th. Fellow Graywolf author Leslie Adrienne Miller was a finalist in the poetry category for THE RESURRECTION TRADE.

The Book Awards gala will be broadcast on the TPT-MN channel in late May or early June. Check your local listings for the channel, date and time of broadcast.

In other news, Graywolf Press author Robin Hemley (TURING LIFE INTO FICTION, NOLA) has been named a 2008 general nonfiction fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Since 1925 the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has annually offered fellowships to artists, scholars, and scientists in all fields. Based on recommendations from panels and juries involving hundreds of distinguished artists, scholars, and scientists, 190 fellowships were granted, with awards totaling $8,200,000. Guggenheim fellows are appointed on the basis of impressive achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. Click here to view a complete list of this year's fellows.