==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
* 2012 [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]]’ [[American Academy of Arts and Letters|Rosenthal Family Foundation Award]] winner{{Needs citation|date=June 2024}}
* 2012 [[American Academy of Arts and Letters]]’ [[American Academy of Arts and Letters|Rosenthal Family Foundation Award]] winner{{ |date=June 2024}}
* 2012 [[The Story Prize]] winner<ref>{{cite web |last=Kellogg |first=Carolyn |date=2013-03-13 |title=Story Prize goes to Claire Vaye Watkins |url=http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-story-prize-goes-to-claire-vaye-watkins-20130313,0,5517918.story |access-date=2013-05-01 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
* 2012 [[The Story Prize]] winner<ref>{{cite web |last=Kellogg |first=Carolyn |date=2013-03-13 |title=Story Prize goes to Claire Vaye Watkins |url=http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-story-prize-goes-to-claire-vaye-watkins-20130313,0,5517918.story |access-date=2013-05-01 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
* 2012 [[Young Lions Fiction Award]] winner<ref>{{Cite web |last=electricliterature |date=2014-03-28 |title=NYPL’s Young Lions Award Finalists Take Readers to Unfamiliar Lands |url=https://electricliterature.com/nypls-young-lions-award-finalists-take-readers-to-unfamiliar-lands/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Electric Literature |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2012 [[Young Lions Fiction Award]] winner<ref>{{Cite web |last=electricliterature |date=2014-03-28 |title= Young Lions Award Finalists Take Readers to Unfamiliar Lands |url=https://electricliterature.com/nypls-young-lions-award-finalists-take-readers-to-unfamiliar-lands/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Electric Literature |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2013 [[American Library Association|ALA]] [[RUSA awards|RUSA Notable Book for Adults]] winner<ref>{{Cite web |title=Battleborn {{!}} ALA |url=https://www.ala.org/winner/battleborn |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 2013 [[American Library Association|ALA]] [[RUSA awards|RUSA Notable Book for Adults]] winner<ref>{{Cite web |title=Battleborn {{!}} ALA |url=https://www.ala.org/winner/battleborn |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 2013 [[Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction|Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction]] longlist<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Winners {{!}} Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence |url=https://www.ala.org/carnegie-medals/2013-winners |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>
* 2013 [[Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction|Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction]] longlist<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Winners {{!}} Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence |url=https://www.ala.org/carnegie-medals/2013-winners |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=www.ala.org |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2012 short story collections]]
[[Category:2012 short story collections]]
[[Category:Riverhead Books books]]
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2012 short story collection by Claire Vaye Watkins
Battleborn (2012) is a short story collection by American author Claire Vaye Watkins.
A semi-autobiographical narrator tells the story of her father Paul Watkins and his role in the Manson Family.
Additionally, the story details how George Spahn acquired his ranch and the narrator’s bond with her half-sister dubbed Razor Blade Baby.
