Tag: Desmond Elliott Prize
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Writers of African descent on UK’s Desmond Elliott Prize 2021 longlist.
There are three writers of African descent on the Desmond Elliott Prize 2021 longlist announced on April 14, 2021. The Desmond Elliott Prize, one of the most prestigious for debut novelists in the UK, awards the winning author £10,000 to shape their developing career. Ten novels are longlisted for the prize, from which three shortlisted…
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Derek Owusu is Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 winner.
Derek Owusu’s That Reminds Me was announced the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 on July 2, 2020. The Desmond Elliott Prize is awarded annually for the best first full-length work written by an author whose permanent place of residence is in the UK or Ireland. Running from 2008, the prize is named in…
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Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 shortlist revealed.
Abi Daré, Okechukwu Nzelu, and Derek Owusu are on the shortlist for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 revealed on June 2, 2020. The Desmond Elliott Prize is awarded annually for the best first full-length work written by an author whose permanent place of residence is in the UK or Ireland. Running from 2008, the prize…