Three debut novels compete among Women’s prize for fiction shortlist

First-time novelists are joined by two former winners on the diverse list, as the six ‘ambitious and hard-hitting’ contenders are revealed• ‘We were blown away’: how we chose the Women’s prize shortlistThree debut novels will compete against books by two former winners for this year’s Women’s prize for fiction, on a shortlist described as “ambitious and hard-hitting” by the chair of judges Louise Minchin.The first-time novelists shortlisted for the prize are Jacqueline Crooks for Fire Rush, Louise Kennedy for Trespasses and Priscilla Morris for Black Butterflies. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-04-26 06:30:01 UTC ]
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