1994 FIRST NOVEL FELLOWSHIP WINNER
PUBLISHES SECOND NOVEL,
THE BOWL IS ALREADY BROKEN

Dear Society Members,
I was happy to see not only the list of First Novel Fellowship winners in a recent newsletter but also how many of the projects culminated in published novels. Congratulations. As the 1994 winner of the James Jones First Novel Fellowship (and Lifetime member of the Society), I'm proud to report to you that my second novel was published in Spring 2005. The Bowl Is Already Broken takes place in an Asian art museum of the National Institution of Science and Art in Washington, DC. The novel was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, who describe it as "a big, rewarding novel about art, politics, family, terrorism, courage, and happiness." The book has subsequently been reviewed around the country, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle, and it will be released in paperback in Spring 2006.

When I was awarded the Jones Fellowship, I was an editor at the Freer and Sackler Galleries, the Asian art museums of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The Jones Fellowship allowed me to take a leave from that job and finish my first novel, The Frequency of Souls, which has been reissued by Picador, New York.

 I wish you continued success with the Fellowship, and if the number of submissions has increased, it's because I recommend it to all the aspiring writers who cross my path! I've also included a link on my web site to yours, and I'm delighted to see that the reward has grown each year.

 
Yours,
Mary Kay Zuravleff
www.marykayzuravleff.com