Literature Wales announced the Long List of Wales Book of the Year 2011 on Wednesday 13 April 2011. The awards, worth £10,000 to the winners, are presented to the authors of the best books of the year in English and Welsh.
The English language longlist is -
- Clay by Gladys Mat Coles (fiction)
- IntoSuez by Stevie Davies (fiction)
- Cloud Road by John Harrison (non-fiction)
- Fireball by Tyler Keevil (fiction)
- Jilted city by Patrick McGuinness (poetry)
- What the water gave me by Pascale Petit (poetry)
- Terminal world by Alastair Reynolds (fiction - Large Print only at the moment)
- In the frame by Dai Smith (non-fiction)
- In the shadow of the pulpit by M. Wynne Thomas (non-fiction)
- Doctor Placebo by Alan Wall (poetry)
The Short List of three English language books and three Welsh language books will be revealed simultaneously at two special events held at Galeri Caernarfon and John Lewis' Espresso Bar, Cardiff on Thursday 19 May 2011.
The winners of the 2011 Wales Book of the Year will be announced at a prize-giving ceremony on Thursday 7 July 2011, Cineworld, Cardiff.
As usual, just click on the titles to check on availibility in Cardiff Libraries, and gaps will be filled as soon as possible.
We thank you.
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