Contact Linda Gorelova

Awards and Recognition

  • William Faulkner/William Wisdom Literary Competition: Second Runner Up
  • Longlist, Page Turner Awards for Rent a Fairy (More about that later) 
  • Finalist, Page Turner Awards, for The Romanovs Wish You Health in the New Year and Half Caribou Man
  • Hidden River Arts Eludia Award: Finalist
  • Dzanc Prize for Fiction: Longlist
  • Black Lawrence Press Big Moose Prize: Longlist
  • Chaucer Award for Historical Fiction: Finalist
  • Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers: Finalist
  • ABNA Breakthrough Novel Competition: Quarterfinalist
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Praise for My Work

The Moth Orchid: “An atmospheric, enthralling look at the fall of the Romanovs, Moth Orchid is both a sweeping imperial epic and a heartbreakingly intimate glimpse of a family in decline.” 

-Jessica Hatch

The Romanovs Wish You Health in the New Year: “…a satisfying and intimate look at a legendary and mysterious moment in history.”

-Stuart O'Nan

Half Caribou Man: “The conclusion—to which the author builds with exceptional finesse and considerable talent—opens the historical mysteries of the Romanov family’s whereabouts to an imaginative new interpretation.”

-Publisher’s Weekly Reviewer, Amazon Breakthrough Novel Competition

Events

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Book Signing in Minneapolis

Past event

December 23, 2025

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