2012 contest judge Gray Jacobik is now considering a short-list of manuscripts in contention for the 2012 CPR Book Award.  The manuscripts include (in alphabetical order):

• The Body as One
• The Book of Venoms
• Fist City
• Fortune
• Hour of Clouds
• House You Cannot Reach
• I Went Searching for the House of Joy
• The King of Monkey Island
• Little Panhandler
• Panhandle Suite
• Phrasebook for the Pleiades
• What to Leave
• You’ll Be Fast as Lightning Coveting My Painted Tail

A final decision is expected in the first weeks of February.  Please visit the website frequently for the announcement of the final winner.