‘The Edge of Water’ by Olufunke Grace Bankole Wins the 2025 Westport Prize for Literature The Edge of Water, the miraculous, multi-generational debut novel by Olufunke Grace Bankole, is the winner of the 2025 Westport Prize for Literature.

We're awarding the third annual Westport Prize for Literature on Thursday (11/6), to @ogracebankole.bsky.social for her wondrous debut novel, "The Edge of Water."

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