The shortlist for this year’s International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced.
The six shortlisted titles are…
- Kumukanda by Kayo Chingonyi
- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
- First Love by Gwendoline Riley
- Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
- Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
- My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
Professor Dai Smith CBE of Swansea University, chair of the judges said: ‘The shortlist of the 2018 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize is an amazing showcase of young writing talent from across the globe. There are two startling and searing novels from contemporary America; two other novels which engage in a forensic examination of love and loathing, from England and Ireland; an inventively original collection of short stories from the USA and a challenging, poised work of poetry which takes us to the core of a divided Britain.’
Find out more about this year’s shortlisted titles here.
This International Dylan Thomas 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 be revealed on at a ceremony on Thursday 10 May, and will receive £30,000.
