Finalist: Unlocking the Air and Other Stories , by Ursula K. LeGuin (HarperCollins )
The Jury
The Jury
Anne Tyler(chair )*
novelist
R.H.W. Dillard
chair, creative writing program
Frank McConnell
professor of English
Winners in Fiction
1997 Prize Winners
Byron Acohido
For his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
Eileen McNamara
For her many-sided columns on Massachusetts people and issues.
Tim Page
For his lucid and illuminating music criticism.