Eternal Return- Sarah Burge

Bring Me Some Butter and a Knife- Carrie Conners

Slump Rock- Jenny Dunning

Everything in a Place that Needs Finding- Aaron Hellem

The Ghosts of Glen- Kerry Jones

Dogs of Indiana- Mark Neely

Attention, Please. Now- Matthew Pitt

God or Otherwise- Phoebe Reeves

Fully Into Ashes- Sofia Starnes

Migratory Patterns- Jamie Thomas

Rust Fish- Maya Jewell Zeller

Hudson Prize 2009 Finalists

New to the Lost Coast- Joshua Butts

Dreams of People Waiting in Line- Elizabeth J. Colen

Birthplace of Television- Joshua Foster

The Portable Son- Barrett Hathcock

Westward Expansion- B.J. Hollars

Bad Numbers- Evan Lavender-Smith

Ms. Yamada's Toaster- Kelly Luce

The Trees of Mars- Mary McCray

Owner's Manual- Morgan McDermott

Fuse- Marc McKee

Sidewalk Dancing- Letitia Lehua Moffitt

Longing to Love You- David Philip Mullins

Possum Nocturne- Doug Ramspeck

Most Likely to be Remembered- Midge Raymond

Kissing Jesus- Tree Riesener

Hudson Prize 2009 Semi-Finalists

Contemporary Literature & Non-Fiction

Hudson Prize 2009 Winner

From the Darkness Right Under Our Feet- Patrick Michael Finn