Men dominate the shortlist for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
The shortlist is announced today for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, which celebrates the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry or drama) by a UK or Commonwealth writer aged 35 or under.
The prize is administered by the charity Booktrust which also administers the women-only Orange Prize for Fiction. Man Booker Prize-winner Aravind Adiga is included in the shortlist which comprises three works of non-fiction, two novels and a narrative poem:
The shortlist is:
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (Atlantic Books)
The Broken Word by Adam Foulds (Jonathan Cape)
The Secret Life of Words by Henry Hitchings (John Murray)
The Bloody White Baron by James Palmer (Faber and Faber)
God’s Own Country by Ross Raisin (Viking)
Selling Your Father’s Bones by Brian Schofield (HarperPress)
The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Century Club, London, on Monday 24 November. The winning author receives a cheque for £5,000 while the other shortlisted authors receive £500 each.
This year’s judges are Henry Sutton, author and Books Editor of the Daily Mirror, Joolz Denby, author and poet, and Sarah Hall, author and last year’s winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
Henry Sutton, Chair of Judges comments:
“With three exceptional works of non-fiction, two wildly original novels and a narrative poem of stunning power, the shortlist for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2008 could not be stronger, or more thematically or stylistically diverse. Yet all exhibit an assurance and vitality rare in contemporary literature. That four are debuts and all are by authors under the age of 35 is staggering. That all are by men is another matter – we simply picked the best books. And each of these works are, in many ways, landmarks. They stand up."
About the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
The prize was founded 65 years ago in honour of the writer John Llewellyn Rhys, who was killed in action in World War II. His young wife, also a writer, began the award to honour and celebrate his life. Past winners of the award include VS Naipaul, Dan Jacobson, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Angela Carter, Margaret Drabble, David Hare, AL Kennedy, Andrew Motion, William Boyd, AN Wilson and Charlotte Mendelson.
Last year’s winner was Sarah Hall for her novel The Carhullan Army.
The shortlist is announced today for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, which celebrates the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry or drama) by a UK or Commonwealth writer aged 35 or under.
The prize is administered by the charity Booktrust which also administers the women-only Orange Prize for Fiction. Man Booker Prize-winner Aravind Adiga is included in the shortlist which comprises three works of non-fiction, two novels and a narrative poem:
The shortlist is:
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (Atlantic Books)
The Broken Word by Adam Foulds (Jonathan Cape)
The Secret Life of Words by Henry Hitchings (John Murray)
The Bloody White Baron by James Palmer (Faber and Faber)
God’s Own Country by Ross Raisin (Viking)
Selling Your Father’s Bones by Brian Schofield (HarperPress)
The winner will be announced at a ceremony at Century Club, London, on Monday 24 November. The winning author receives a cheque for £5,000 while the other shortlisted authors receive £500 each.
This year’s judges are Henry Sutton, author and Books Editor of the Daily Mirror, Joolz Denby, author and poet, and Sarah Hall, author and last year’s winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
Henry Sutton, Chair of Judges comments:
“With three exceptional works of non-fiction, two wildly original novels and a narrative poem of stunning power, the shortlist for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2008 could not be stronger, or more thematically or stylistically diverse. Yet all exhibit an assurance and vitality rare in contemporary literature. That four are debuts and all are by authors under the age of 35 is staggering. That all are by men is another matter – we simply picked the best books. And each of these works are, in many ways, landmarks. They stand up."
About the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
The prize was founded 65 years ago in honour of the writer John Llewellyn Rhys, who was killed in action in World War II. His young wife, also a writer, began the award to honour and celebrate his life. Past winners of the award include VS Naipaul, Dan Jacobson, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Angela Carter, Margaret Drabble, David Hare, AL Kennedy, Andrew Motion, William Boyd, AN Wilson and Charlotte Mendelson.
Last year’s winner was Sarah Hall for her novel The Carhullan Army.
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