Mesa Refuge Alum and Board Member A Finalist in the National Book Awards

Susan Kiyo Ito, Mesa Refuge alum and board member, has been named a finalist in the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards. The awards, founded in 1974 at the Algonquin Hotel and considered among the most prestigious in American letters, are the sole prizes bestowed by a jury of working critics and book review editors. The awards for publishing year 2023 will be presented on March 21, 2024 at the New School in New York City. Susan was named for her autobiography, I Would Meet You Anywhere: A Memoir (The Ohio State University Press). Read more in their press release.

Congratulations, Susan!