9. John Llewellyn Rhys Prize vergeben

The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize rewards the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by a UK or Commonwealth writer aged 35 or under.

This important prize is awarded in honour of the writer John Llewellyn Rhys, who was killed in action in the Second World War. It was founded 67 years by John Llewellyn Rhys’s young wife, also a writer, who began the award to honour and celebrate his life.

Past winners include Margaret Drabble (1966), William Boyd (1982), Jeanette Winterson (1987), Ray Monk (1990), Matthew Kneale (1992), David Mitchell (1999) and Sarah Hall (2006/07). Last year’s winner was Henry Hitchings for The Secret Life of Words.

This year’s shortlist was a truly international list with writers from Nigeria, India, Canada Australia and the UK vying for the award, which is the second oldest literary award in the UK. The 2009 shortlist comprised two works of non-fiction, a debut poetry collection, a collection of short stories and two novels.

Click here to read the press release

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Der einzige Gedichtband im Rennen war

The Striped World by Emma Jones (Faber and Faber)

Sieger ist der Roman  After the Fire, a Still Small Voice von Evie Wyld (Australien / Großbritannien).

(Wie oft tatsächlich ein Gedichtband eine Chance hat im Prosahaifischbecken? Schwer zu sagen. 1984 gewann ihn Andrew Motion für den Gedichtband „Dangerous Play“)