Announcing the Fiction finalists, The New York Times highlighted these extraordinary circumstances: “The one fiction writer new to National Book Award recognition is also the finalist published by the smallest press in the group: Ethan Rutherford, a debut novelist whose book North Sun: Or, the Voyage of the Whaleship Esther was put out by Deep Vellum.”
Your support—in purchasing our books, recommending them to your friends, requesting them from your local library, showing up to events, and subscribing to our book clubs—has made this recognition possible. With this honor, however, come significant costs. To make the most of this opportunity, we need to raise over $25,000 to cover:
A $10,000 fee to use the National Book Award Finalist logo in our marketing and on the book’s cover.
Travel and accommodation for Ethan Rutherford to attend the finalist reading and ceremony in New York City this November.
A major reprint of North Sun with the National Book Award Finalist seal to support its ongoing success.
We need your support to make this happen! While $25,000 is a modest amount for the “Big Five” publishing houses, it’s a significant cost for Deep Vellum as a nonprofit publisher. With limited resources, it's incredible what Deep Vellum has achieved. We couldn’t do it without you.
