DAVID W. BERNER is the winner of the The Fugere Book Prize for Finely Crafted Novellas for his forthcoming book AMERICAN MOON from Regal House Publishing. Release date: September 15, 2026.

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"Berner’s characters are drawn with humanity, and he explores timely themes with heart … the hard-won lessons woven throughout will resonate with readers who enjoy an introspective story. A soulful meditation on struggle, hope, and healing.” —Kirkus Reviews, American Moon

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David W. Berner is the author of several books of award-winning fiction and personal narrative and is the current Poet Laureate of the Village of Clarendon Hills, Illinois. He is the recipient of honors and awards from the NYC Big Book Award, the Paris Book Festival, the Hawthorne Prize, The Chicago Writers Association, and the Eric Hoffer Book Awards.

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David also has been honored as a former

Writer-in-Residence at the Jack Kerouac Project

in Orlando and at the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home and Museum in Oak Park, Illinois.

 

David is also the author of the Substack newsletter THE ABUNDANCE. 

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