Richell prize shortlist: five emerging writers in running for literary award

Three fiction and two nonfiction writers make the final five with $10,000 and a year’s mentoring to develop their book for publication up for grabs

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The Richell prize was established in honour of the late Matt Richell, former CEO of Hachette Australia. Photograph: Hachette Australia

Nancy Groves - The Guardian

Guardian Australia is pleased to announce the five emerging writers whose manuscripts have been shortlisted for the inaugural Richell prize, a new Australian literary award established in honour of the late publisher Matt Richell.

Three fiction and two nonfiction entries make up the final five, with Jonathan O’Brien, Brodie Lancaster, Sally Abbott, Lyndel Caffrey and Ellena Savage all in contention to win $10,000 and a year’s mentoring with Hachette Australia.

Guardian Australia and Hachette Australia announce the 21 writers in the running for inaugural $10,000 books prize, chosen from more than 900 entriesJointly launched in May by Hachette, Guardian Australia and the Emerging Writers’ festival, the Richell prize attracted a huge 975 submissions in the six-week entry period of its first year.

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