Gene Mirabelli Wins Top Indie Fiction Prize

82-year-old Eugene Mirabelli, Professor Emeritus at UAlbany who presented his newest novel at the Writers Institute on February 26, 2013, has won the Literary Fiction Gold Medal in the 2013 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book awards.

This year the number one spot in the literary fiction category was a tie, and Eugene Mirabelli’s novel, Renato the Painter, shares top honors with Ned Bachus’s City of Brotherly Love.

The Awards program was created to highlight the year’s most distinguished books from independent publishers. Award winners are chosen by librarians and booksellers who are on the front lines, working everyday with patrons and customers. Some 125 books competed for the literary fiction Gold Medal. These books are examples of independent publishing at its finest.

More about Delmar resident Gene Mirabelli:  http://mirabelli.net/

More about last February's event: http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/archives/mirabelli_hood13.html

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Eugene Mirabelli in the TU

81-year-old novelist and UAlbany English professor emeritus Gene Mirabelli, the recent loss of his beloved wife and muse Margaret Black, his struggle with grief, and his new novel Renato the Painter are the subjects of a large profile on the front page of the Times Union's "Unwind" section.

Paul Grondahl writes:

"[Mirabelli] understands firsthand that life can change in an instant, whether in his own real-world experiences or the plot of his novels."  More.

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