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Shelby Van Pelt

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Shelby Van Pelt is an American writer from Tacoma, Washington.[1] Her debut novel Remarkably Bright Creatures (2022)[2] has been on the New York Times hardcover fiction best-seller list multiple times.[2]

She was awarded the 2023 McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize and $3000 by the Writer's Center for Remarkably Bright Creatures.[3]

Awards and honors

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  • 2023 McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize[3]

Published works

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References

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  1. ^ "'Remarkably Bright Creatures' author Shelby Van Pelt on growing up in Tacoma, 'stuckness' and more". The Seattle Times. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ a b Alter, Alexandra (2023-12-30). "How 'That Octopus Book' Won Over More Than a Million Readers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  3. ^ a b "First Novel Prize - The Writer's Center". The Writer's Center - Supporting writers and everyone who wants to write. 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-09-01.