Finalist: I Wish This War Were Over , by Diana O'Hehir (Atheneum )
The Jury
The Jury
Walter Clemons(Chair)
Senior Editor, Newsweek
Frank McConnell
Professor of English, University of California, Santa Barbara
Anne Tyler*
Writer & Critic
Winners in Fiction
1985 Prize Winners
Murray Kempton
For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.
Howard Rosenberg
For his television criticism.