Finalist for the 2022 First Horizon Award

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

My novella From the Caves is a finalist for the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award, which honors works by debut authors. To view this year’s list of finalists, please click here.

Long Listed for VCU’s Cabell First Novelist Award

April 1, 2022April 2, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

My book *From the Caves* recently appeared on the long list for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. To learn more about the award and the other selected works, please click here.

Finalist in the INDIES Book of the Year Awards

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

My novella *From the Caves* is a finalist in the 2021 INDIES Book of the Year Awards. To view the other finalists in the literary fiction category, please click here.

Review of From the Caves at The Rupture

February 25, 2022March 2, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

*From the Caves* “teaches us, through stories and demonstration, that pragmatism is about mending, that mending is about optimism, that optimism is in many ways a romance with the future, another way of saying hope.” A fascinating review of my novella recently appeared at *The Rupture*. Click here to read Mahmoud Samori’s review.

Author Conversation at CRAFT Literary Magazine

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

“Over the years [Thea Prieto and Peg Alford Pursell’s] conversations on writing have grown to include the craft of writing myths and fables, the complexities of conveying family relationships, and cross-genre expression.” To view our conversation about my new book *From the Caves*, which recently appeared at *CRAFT Literary Magazine*, please click here.

Author Event at Roundabout Books

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

On Tuesday, February 8th, Roundabout Books in Bend, Oregon is hosting me for an online author event. To join us for a brief reading and to discuss my new book *From the Caves*, please click here.

Q&A at Propeller Magazine

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

“[Prieto] chatted with us recently about the genesis of *From the Caves*, her thoughts about climate change, and the ways in which the publishing process has changed her relationship to her own writing.” My conversation with author Dan DeWeese recently appeared at *Propeller Magazine*. Click here to read our discussion.

Author Conversation at EcoTheo Review

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 ~ Thea Prieto

“This is maybe the reality that post-apocalyptic fiction has been preparing us for for a very long time. The genre has been inviting us to consider all along: if all of this ended, what might come next?” EcoTheo Review, which is produced by EcoTheo Collective, recently featured my conversation with Lily Brooks-Dalton, author of Good Morning, Midnight. To read our discussion, please click here.