Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Whiting Award	2025	Winner	“Fiction — Claire Luchette”

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Claire Luchette is recognized for her debut novel Agatha of Little Neon, about a young nun navigating faith, identity, and community in a Rhode Island group home. This record is a writer-level placeholder for her Whiting Award.

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Fiction — Claire Luchette (Whiting Award 2025)

Award History

About This Book

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