2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalists

Celebrating the power of literature to promote peace, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation has announced the twelve finalists for the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction and nonfiction. Finalists will be reviewed by a panel of prominent writers including Ken McClane, Cullen Murphy, Katherine Vaz, and Nancy Zafris. To be eligible for the 2010 awards, English-language books must be published or translated into English in 2009 and address the theme of peace on a variety of levels, such as between individuals, among families and communities, or among nations, religions, or ethnic groups