For the first time, St. Francis College is bringing together all the authors from the short list for its $50,000 Literary Prize. The five authors will be part of a panel at the 2013 Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 22 at 10am in the College's Founders Hall.

St. Francis College Provost Timothy Houlihan and author Peter Cameron, a juror for the prize will moderate the panel featuring Carol Anshaw (Carry the One) David Vann (Dirt), Jami Attenberg (The Middlesteins), Tony D'Souza (Mule) and Christopher Tilghman (The Right-Hand Shore).