We are delighted to announce that acclaimed author, Megan Stielstra will judge the 2020 River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize. Stielstra is the author of three books of essays: The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, Once I Was Cool, and Everyone Remain Calm. Her latest collection, The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, won the Chicago Review of Books’ 2017 Book of the Year in Creative Nonfiction, among many other honors. Her work has also been featured in The Best American Essays, The New York Times, The Believer, The Rumpus, and numerous fine periodicals. In fact, she is so good, Roxane Gay—author of the the best-seller Hunger and Bad Feminist—has called Stielstra a “masterful essayist.” Not only is Stielstra a highly regarded writer, but she also serves as a mentor and coach to other writers with her work at Catapult and The OpEd Project. If you would like to learn more about her and her writing, she recommends beginning with this self-interview at The Nervous Breakdown.
Interview with Sue William Silverman, River Teeth’s 2026 Literary Nonfiction Book Prize Judge
We are delighted to announce Sue William Silverman as the final judge for the 2026 River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize.
Sue William Silverman is an award-winning author of nine works of nonfiction and poetry. Her new book, Selected Misdemeanors: Essays at the Mercy of the Reader, was longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.
