The longlist for this year’s International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced,.

This Prize is run in partnership with Swansea University and is awarded to the best literary work in the English language written by an author under aged 39 and under. The winning author will receive £30,000.

This year’s longlist of 12 books comprises eight novels, two short story collections and two volumes of poetry.

The 12 longlisted titles are…

• Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
• Kumukanda by Kayo Chingonyi
• When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy
• The Blood Miracles by Lisa McInerney
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
• Elmet by Fiona Mozley
• First Love by Gwendoline Riley
• Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
• Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
• My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
• Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams
• On Trust: A Book of Lies by James Womack

The shortlist will be revealed at the end of March, with the winner to be announced on at a ceremony on Thursday 10 May. Find out more about the International Dylan Thomas Prize here.