If you're an aspiring young writer and it feels like achieving recognition and success is an impossible dream, take a look at the following article:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/07/30/dylan-thomas-prize-2012-longlist-unveiled-with-two-youngest-ever-entrants-91466-31506249/
The award is open to young writers aged 18-30 and the winner will receive a substantial prize - £30,000! Whether they win or not, all the nominated authors will recieve very welcome publicity and a boost to their careers.
This year, the list of authors under consideration features two of the youngest people ever to enter. They are 20 year-old Ben Brooks from the UK and Chibundo Onuzo (21) from Nigeria.
The award ceremony will take place on the 9th November at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea and we'll report on the result here!
So, next time you're hunched over a computer or writing pad desperately seeking inspiration, remember the 10 young writers who are in with a chance of landing this prestigious prize!
Simon Rhys-Phillips
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Monday 16 July 2012
2012 Welsh Book of the Year Award
On Thursday 12th July, the 2012 Welsh Book of the Year Award was held at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. This award has been running since 2004 and the shortlist of 18 books contained works in Welsh and English in the following categories: Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction.
The shortlist:
The Last Hundred Days - Patrick McGuinness
The Keys of Babylon - Robert Minhinnick
Wild Abandon - Joe Dunthorne
The Vagabond's Breakfast - Richard Gwyn
Three Journeys - Byron Rogers
Ghost Milk - Iain Sinclair
Siarad Tywi'r Het - Karen Owen
Waliau'n Canu - Ifor ap Glyn
Rhwny Gwibdaith a Coldplay - Gerwyn Williams
Y Storiwr - Jon Gower
Neb ond Ni - Manon Rhys
Pantglas - Mihangel Morgan
Hen Enwau o Arfon, Llyn ac Eifionydd - Glenda Carr
John Morris-Jones - Allan James
Kate: Cofiant Kate Roberts, 1891-1985
This was a diverse list that includes tales of struggles with substance abuse, the negative effects of the London Olympics on local communities and the complexities of living on a commune!
The winners in each category were:
Fiction: The Last Hundred Days - Patrick McGuinness
Non Fiction: The Vagabond's Breakfast - Richard Gwyn
Poetry: Gwyneth Lewis - The Sparrow Tree
Media Wales People's Choice Prize: Deep Field - Philip Goss
The judges awarded the overall Welsh Book of the Year Award to Patrick McGuinness, with the Chair of the Judges, Dr Spencer Jordan, saying: “In a world turned upside by the Arab Spring and economic cataclysm, can there be a more apposite or important book than The Last Hundred Days? I doubt it. Set against the backdrop of Ceaucescu’s crumbling regime, the book explores the very human cost when society itself begins to self destruct.”
Nicolae Ceaucescu was the communist dictator who ruled Romania with an iron fist until his regime was overthrown in 1989. The book details the experiences of a young student who moves to Bucharest (the capital city) and meets a host of interesting, if often shady, characters!
More information about the prize and the 2012 shortlist can be found at:
http://walesbookoftheyear.co.uk/
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The shortlist:
Cutulla - Tiffany Atkinson
Deep Field - Philip Goss
Sparrow Tree - Gwyneth LewisThe Last Hundred Days - Patrick McGuinness
The Keys of Babylon - Robert Minhinnick
Wild Abandon - Joe Dunthorne
The Vagabond's Breakfast - Richard Gwyn
Three Journeys - Byron Rogers
Ghost Milk - Iain Sinclair
Siarad Tywi'r Het - Karen Owen
Waliau'n Canu - Ifor ap Glyn
Rhwny Gwibdaith a Coldplay - Gerwyn Williams
Y Storiwr - Jon Gower
Neb ond Ni - Manon Rhys
Pantglas - Mihangel Morgan
Hen Enwau o Arfon, Llyn ac Eifionydd - Glenda Carr
John Morris-Jones - Allan James
Kate: Cofiant Kate Roberts, 1891-1985
This was a diverse list that includes tales of struggles with substance abuse, the negative effects of the London Olympics on local communities and the complexities of living on a commune!
The winners in each category were:
Fiction: The Last Hundred Days - Patrick McGuinness
Non Fiction: The Vagabond's Breakfast - Richard Gwyn
Poetry: Gwyneth Lewis - The Sparrow Tree
Media Wales People's Choice Prize: Deep Field - Philip Goss
The judges awarded the overall Welsh Book of the Year Award to Patrick McGuinness, with the Chair of the Judges, Dr Spencer Jordan, saying: “In a world turned upside by the Arab Spring and economic cataclysm, can there be a more apposite or important book than The Last Hundred Days? I doubt it. Set against the backdrop of Ceaucescu’s crumbling regime, the book explores the very human cost when society itself begins to self destruct.”
Nicolae Ceaucescu was the communist dictator who ruled Romania with an iron fist until his regime was overthrown in 1989. The book details the experiences of a young student who moves to Bucharest (the capital city) and meets a host of interesting, if often shady, characters!
More information about the prize and the 2012 shortlist can be found at:
http://walesbookoftheyear.co.uk/
Simon Rhys-Phillips
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