The first in our cohort of 2023 Patrons’ Prize Winners, this saga of one family’s journey spans three generations and two nations. “SEEDS” follows Pietro Lunapiena as he grows up on the northwestern coast of Italy, falls in love, and makes his way, alongside his wife and their close friends, to Brooklyn. Touching on the complexities of living and loving in a new environment and coming to terms with the legacies of harsh parenting, “SEEDS” is a beautiful and nuanced story of family and the ties that bind us.
Bette Ann Moskowitz is an American author and essayist whose celebrated works include “Gwyn’s Story,” Leaving Barney, and “It All Began With Being Gaunt.” Her works have been published by the New York Times a well as the American Book Review, and her short fiction piece “Gwyn’s Story” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Moskowitz is a former New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Literary Non-Fiction and finalist in the same category. Outside of her authorship, she has taught at Queens College and is currently writing a blog titled “Vinegar Mother.”
