Saturday, November 02, 2013

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It’s been a pretty full-on month with the Man Booker Prize, starting with the announcement of the expansion of the prize to include authors writing originally in English and published in the UK. The story has been mistakenly headlined along the lines of ‘the Americans are coming’ but in fact the range of authors who will be eligible is much wider than that. Writers from as far afield as Mexico, China and Israel who are increasingly writing in English will, from this year on, be eligible for what is widely regarded as the most important prize in the English speaking world. It will be fascinating to see what 2014 brings.

The Man Booker awards ceremony this October was even more high profile than usual because we were privileged to include HRH The Duchess of Cornwall as a guest. The Duchess is an avid reader and is Patron of the National Literacy Trust, Book Trust, The Wicked Young Writers Award and First Story, all of which help to promote literacy in young people - so it was a huge coup for the prize. Her Royal Highness met all six shortlisted writers and presented them with their designer bound books, before later awarding Eleanor Catton her winner’s trophy.
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