The Morning News has unveiled the longlist for their 2020 Tournament of Books, which is almost certainly the only literary competition in the country where the winner receives livestock as a prize.
Sixty-two works of fiction have the potential to take home the Rooster, given annually to the winner of the March Madness-style tournament sponsored by the daily online magazine. In past years, victorious authors have been given the option to receive a real-life rooster as their prize, although it’s unclear if any have actually opted for that.