Grace Schwenk Wins the 2026 Sowell Emerging Writers Prize for the Memoir The Greenhorn (opens in new tab)

The editors of Terrain.org, the Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World, and Texas Tech University Press are delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 Sowell Emerging Writers Prize: The Greenhorn by Grace Schwenk. Schwenk wins $1,000 and publication of her memoir by Texas Tech University Press, as well as a residency of up to two weeks at the Lopez Cottage on the Mackenzie and an additional $1,000 toward travel expenses for the residency courtesy of […] The ...