Leicester Book Prize
The Leicester Book Prize is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original book, written in the English language, by a writer based in Leicestershire. The winner of the Leicester Book Prize.[1] receives a trophy and a chocolate brownie. The prize was set up in 2018 by publisher, Farhana Shaikh and is administered by city-based independent press, Dahlia Publishing[2].
Prize Statement[edit]
The prize statement written by 2018 judge, Jonathan Taylor, sets out the ethos behind the prize:
“As well as literary and aesthetic quality, we will reward texts which represent or embody the values which we see as characteristic of the city: diversity, individuality, multiculturalism, democracy and an ever-surprising eccentricity. For that reason, the prize will aim to treat texts which are independently published, self-published or, in some way, marginalised, on an equal footing with books from major publishers. It will aim to celebrate books which have been overlooked by the mainstream.”
Judging[edit]
The 2018 judging panel included author and academic, University of Leicester's Jonathan Taylor, development librarian, Matthew Vaughan and prize founder, Farhana Shaikh.
The winner was announced at a prize ceremony in Leicester's Exchange Bar, in early June at the launch of the Leicester Writes Festival of New Writing[3]
Winners[edit]
The winner of the 2018 prize was Rod Duncan for The Queen of All Crows[4], published by Angry Robot.[5]
Shortlisted titles included Rob Palk's Animal Lovers[6], Mahsuda Snaith's The Things We Thought We Knew[7] both of which were written to critical acclaim[8][9] and Maud Wainwright-Pilton's Neon Sky.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Leicester Book Prize - Leicester Writes". leicesterwrites.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ "Dahlia Publishing – UK independent publisher of regional and diverse fiction". www.dahliapublishing.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ↑ Taylor, Jonathan (13 June 2018). "Leicester Book Prize 2018". Creative Writing at Leicester. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Duncan, Rod. "The Queen of All Crows". Angry Robot. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Reeve, Penny (13 June 2018). "Rod Duncan Wins Leicester Book of the Year Award". Angry Robot. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Palk, Rob. "Animal Lovers". Sandstone Press. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Snaith, Mahsuda. "The Things We Thought We Knew". Penguin. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Liu, Max (20 April 2018). "Animal Lovers by Rob Palk - deeper and more affirming". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ Davies, Megan (4 July 2017). "Book Review: The Things We Thought We Knew by Mahsuda Snaith". Culture Fly. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Stars Align for Young Author". Loughborough Amherst School. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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