In the 70th anniversary of Dylan Thomas’ death, the Nigerian writer Arinze Ifeakandu wins Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize.
In the States: National Book Foundation Names Its ‘5 Under 35’ Winners
The winners of the United States’ ‘5 Under 35’ honors are 34 or younger and are chosen by selectors for the National Book Foundation.
In Wales, Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize: The 2023 Shortlist
Work from Australia, Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Somalia is on the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 shortlist.
Tom Benn Wins England’s Young Writer of the Year Award
The £10,000 Young Writer of the Year award from the UK’s Sunday Times goes to Tom Benn for his fourth novel, ‘Oxblood.’
Wales’ Dylan Thomas Prize Names Patricia Lockwood its 2022 Winner
An accolade just in time for author Patricia Lockwood: she’s now 40, no longer eligible to be proposed for a Dylan Thomas Prize.
Awards: Wales’ Dylan Thomas Prize Names Its Shortlist
A Welsh award regime based at Swansea University, the Dylan Thomas Prize has a six-title shortlist.
Awards: Cal Flyn Wins the £10,000 Young Writer of the Year Honor
Frequently given shortlist and longlist attention, Cal Flyn’s socio-ecological study ‘Islands of Abandonment’ wins Young Writer of the Year.
Awards: Wales’ Dylan Thomas Prize Announces Its 2022 Longlist
The 2022 Dylan Thomas Prize longlist honors a dozen titles by writers 39 or younger, most from independent publishers this year.
Awards: The UK’s Sunday Times Young Writer Award Names Its 2021 Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2021 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust award includes poetry, nonfiction, and three novels.
London’s Young Writer Award of the Year Names Its Jurors
The updated schedule for the United Kingdom’s Young Writer of the Year Award will put its shortlist and winners’ announcements into the new year.