Since 1985, the Whiting Award has recognized the best emerging writers in several categories. Past Fiction winners have included such luminaries as Stuart Dybek (1985), Kent Haruf (1986), David Foster Wallace (1987), Jonathan Franzen (1988), Colson Whitehead (2000), and Ben Percy (2008). In other words: If you want to see who’s going to be shaping the literary world in the coming couple of decades or more, it's worth checking out who wins the Whiting. Now you can add to that list Denver’s own Steven Dunn. Dunn has been an active part of the local lit scene for some years now, but especially since his debut collection