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Ursula K. Le Guin imagined a larger reality, a new prize for fiction seeks to honor her legacy

By Emily Hamilton (OPB)

Oct. 21, 2022 8:23 p.m. Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 2:38 p.m.

For the first time ever, one writer will be awarded the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction. This award seeks to honor Le Guin’s legacy by looking for storytellers who are “realists of a larger reality.”