UK unpublished writer shortlisted for $50k literary prize

UK writer Russell Jones has been shortlisted for the $50,000 (£37,990) Half the World Global Literati Award for his unpublished YA novel The Talkers. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]

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