Login
Login

:John Llewellyn Rhys Prize

{{short description|Award for literature written in English by a Commonwealth author}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox award

| name = John Llewellyn Rhys Prize

| image =

| imagesize =

| alt =

| caption =

| awarded_for = the best work of English-language literature published in the UK by an author from the British Commonwealth at the age of 35 or under

| presenter = The Mail on Sunday (1987–2002)
BookTrust (2003–2010)

| date =

| location =

| country = United Kingdom

| reward =

| year = {{Start date and age|1942}}

| year2 = {{Start date and age|2010}}

| holder =

| website = http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/3

| previous =

| main =

| next =

}}

The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and published in the United Kingdom.[http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/3 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize "John Llewellyn Rhys Prize"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124140327/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/3 |date=24 November 2012 }}. Booktrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011. Established in 1942, it was one of the oldest literary awards in the UK.

Since 2011, the award has been suspended by funding problems.{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2011-06-29 |title=John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-suspended |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=3 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042623/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-suspended |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Leith |first=Sam |date=2011-07-03 |title=And the winner of the Fray Bentos prize for postmodern fiction is . . . |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/03/sam-leith-literary-prizes |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018101634/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/03/sam-leith-literary-prizes |url-status=live }} The last award was in 2010.Alison Flood. [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-suspended "John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042623/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-suspended |date=3 May 2018 }}, The Guardian, 29 June 2011

History

The prize was initiated in 1942 by Jane Oliver in memory of her husband, John Llewellyn Rhys, a young author who was killed on 5 August 1940 while serving as a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force.

From 1987 to 2003, the prize was funded by The Mail on Sunday. The newspaper withdrew in 2003, after the initial winner of 2002 prize, Hari Kunzru, rejected the prize and criticised the Mail of Sunday for "hostility towards black and Asian people"{{cite book |last1=Liao |first1=Pei-chen |title=Crossing the Borders of the Body Politic after 9/11: The Virus Metaphor and Autoimmunity in Hari Kunzru's Transmission |date=2013 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=London |isbn=978-1-349-34594-6 |page=53 |doi=10.1057/9781137 |doi-broken-date=9 December 2024 |url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137 |access-date=9 March 2024}} Subsequently, the prize was sponsored by BookTrust, an independent educational charity, but in June 2011 the award was suspended due to funding problems. Booktrust said that it "strongly" intended to bring the award "back with a bang as soon as possible" as it looked for outside funding sources.

In 2010, the winner received £5,000, while the runners-up each received £500.

Winners (1942–1999)

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+John Llewellyn Rhys Prize winners, 1942–1999{{cite web |title=The Mail on Sunday/John Llewllyn Rhys Prize |url=http://facstaff.unca.edu/moseley/rhys.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051204020406/http://facstaff.unca.edu/moseley/rhys.html |archive-date=December 4, 2005 |access-date=9 July 2009}}

! Year

!Author

! Title

! ISBN (or OCLC)

!Ref.

1942

| {{sortname|last=Richey|first=Michael}}

Sunk by a Mine|
1943

| {{sortname|last=Donnelly|first=Morwenna}}

Beauty for Ashes{{OCLC|10175035}}

|

1944

| {{sortname|last=Lewis|first=Alun|dab=poet}}

{{Sort|Last Inspection|The Last Inspection}}{{OCLC|1648392}}

|

1945

| {{sortname|last=Aldridge|first=James}}

{{Sort|Sea Eagle|The Sea Eagle}}{{OCLC|1115675}}

|

1946

| {{sortname|last=Malet|first=Oriel}}

My Bird Sings{{OCLC|1550666}}

|

1947

| {{sortname|last=Walters|first=Anne-Marie}}

Moondrop to Gascony{{OCLC|458854780}}

|

1948

| {{sortname|last=Mason|first=Richard|link=Richard Mason (novelist, 1919–1997)}}

{{Sort|Wind Cannot Read|The Wind Cannot Read}}{{OCLC|2188096}}

|

1949

| {{sortname|last=Smith|first=Emma|dab=author}}

Maidens' Trip{{OCLC|771823005}}

|

1950

| {{sortname|last=Allsop|first=Kenneth}}

Adventure Lit Their Star{{OCLC|77347740}}

|

1951

| {{sortname|last=Howard|first=Elizabeth Jane}}

{{Sort|Beautiful Visit|The Beautiful Visit}}{{OCLC|1637250}}

|

1952

| colspan="3" |No award

|

1953

| {{sortname|last=Trickett|first=Rachel}}

{{Sort|Return Home|The Return Home}}{{OCLC|21354135}}

|

1954

| {{sortname|last=Stacey|first=Tom}}

{{Sort|Hostile Sun|The Hostile Sun}}{{OCLC|2451930}}

|

1955

| {{sortname|last=Wiles|first=John}}

{{Sort|Moon to Play With|The Moon to Play With}}{{OCLC|1508671}}

|

1956

| {{sortname|last=Hearne|first=John|link=John Hearne (writer)}}

Voices Under the Window{{OCLC|2175560}}

|

1957

| {{sortname|last=Bond|first=Ruskin}}

{{Sort|Room on the Roof|The Room on the Roof}}{{OCLC|1579534}}

|

1958

| {{sortname|last=Naipaul|first=V. S.}}

{{Sort|Mystic Masseur|The Mystic Masseur}}{{OCLC|47838372}}

|{{Cite news |last=Drabble |first=Margaret |date=2011-06-29 |title=We can't afford to lose the John Llewellyn Rhys prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-margaret-drabble |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610051359/http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-margaret-drabble |url-status=live }}

1959

| {{sortname|last=Jacobson|first=Dan}}

{{Sort|Long Way from London|A Long Way from London}}{{OCLC|1161266}}

|

1960

| {{sortname|last=Caute|first=David}}

At Fever Pitch{{OCLC|753130422}}

|

1961

| {{sortname|last=Storey|first=David}}

Flight into Camden{{OCLC|1816514}}

|

rowspan="2" |1962

| {{sortname|last=James|first=Robert Rhodes}}

{{Sort|Introduction to the House of Commons|An Introduction to the House of Commons}}{{OCLC|1825470}}

|

{{Sort|Lucie-Smith, Edward|Edward Lucie-Smith}}

|{{Sort|Tropical Childhood and Other Poems|A Tropical Childhood and Other Poems}}

|{{OCLC|2469981}}

|

1963

| {{sortname|last=Marshall|first=Peter|link=Peter Marshall (author, born 1939)}}

Two Lives{{OCLC|1301629}}

|

1964

| {{sortname|last=Dunn|first=Nell}}

Up the Junction{{OCLC|1675517}}

|

1965

| {{sortname|last=Mitchell|first=Julian}}

{{Sort|White Father|The White Father}}{{OCLC|1246449}}

|

1966

| {{sortname|last=Drabble|first=Margaret}}

{{Sort|Millstone|The Millstone}}{{OCLC|1355165}}

|

1967

| {{sortname|last=Masters|first=Anthony|nolink=1}}

{{Sort|Seahorse|The Seahorse}}{{OCLC|1018374}}

|

1968

| {{sortname|last=Carter|first=Angela}}

{{Sort|Magic Toyshop|The Magic Toyshop}}{{ISBN|978-0-860-68190-8}}

|

1969

| {{sortname|last=Bragg|first=Melvyn}}

Without a City Wall{{ISBN|978-0-340-43102-3}}

|

1970

| {{sortname|last=Calder|first=Angus}}

{{Sort|People's War|The People's War}}{{ISBN|978-0-712-65284-1}}

|

1971

| {{sortname|last=Naipaul|first=Shiva}}

Fireflies{{ISBN|978-0-140-03150-8}}

|

1972

| {{sortname|last=Hill|first=Susan}}

{{Sort|Albatross|The Albatross}}{{ISBN|978-0-140-03649-7}}

|

1973

| {{sortname|last=Smalley|first=Peter}}

{{Sort|Warm Gun|A Warm Gun}}{{ISBN|978-0-233-96172-9}}

|

1974

| {{sortname|last=Fleetwood|first=Hugh}}

{{Sort|Girl Who Passed for Normal|The Girl Who Passed for Normal}}{{ISBN|978-0-812-87034-3}}

|

rowspan="2" |1975

| {{sortname|last=Hare|first=David|dab=playwright}}

Knuckle{{ISBN|978-0-571-04980-6}}

|

{{Sort|Jeal, Tim|Tim Jeal}}

|Cushing's Crusade

|{{Isbn|978-0-434-37209-6}}

|

1976

| colspan="3" |No award

|

1977

| {{sortname|last=Cork|first=Richard}}

Vorticism & Abstract Art in the First Machine Age{{ISBN|978-0-900-40624-9}}

|

1978

| {{sortname|last=Wilson|first=A. N.}}

{{Sort|Sweets of Pimlico|The Sweets of Pimlico}}{{ISBN|978-0-140-06697-5}}

|

1979

| {{sortname|last=Boardman|first=Peter}}

{{Sort|Shining Mountain|The Shining Mountain}}{{ISBN|978-0-099-20920-1}}

|

1980

| {{sortname|last=Hogan|first=Desmond}}

{{Sort|Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea|The Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea}}{{ISBN|978-0-241-10123-0}}

|

1981

| {{sortname|last=Wilson|first=A. N.}}

{{Sort|Laird of Abbotsford|The Laird of Abbotsford}}{{ISBN|978-0-192-11756-4}}

|

1982

| {{sortname|last=Boyd|first=William|dab=writer}}

{{Sort|Ice-Cream War|An Ice-Cream War}}{{ISBN|978-0-241-95356-3}}

|

1983

| {{sortname|last=St Aubin de Terán|first=Lisa}}

{{Sort|Slow Train to Milan|The Slow Train to Milan}}{{ISBN|978-0-140-06954-9}}

|

1984

| {{sortname|last=Motion|first=Andrew}}

Dangerous Play{{ISBN|978-0-140-07352-2}}

|

1985

| {{sortname|last=Milne|first=John|nolink=1}}

Out of the Blue{{ISBN|978-0-241-11489-6}}

|

1986

| {{sortname|last=Parks|first=Tim}}

Loving Roger{{ISBN|978-0-802-10016-0}}

|

1987

| {{sortname|last=Winterson|first=Jeanette}}

{{Sort|Passion|The Passion}}{{ISBN|978-0-099-73441-3}}

|

1988

| {{sortname|last=Yorke|first=Matthew}}

{{Sort|March Fence|The March Fence}}{{ISBN|978-0-140-11636-6}}

|

1989

| {{sortname|last=Harman|first=Claire|dab=writer}}

Sylvia Townsend Warner{{ISBN|978-0-701-12938-5}}

|

1990

| {{sortname|last=Monk|first=Ray}}

Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius{{ISBN|978-0-099-88370-8}}

|

1991

| {{sortname|last=Kennedy|first=A. L.}}

Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains{{ISBN|978-0-099-45006-1}}

|

1992

| {{sortname|last=Kneale|first=Matthew}}

Sweet Thames{{ISBN|978-0-140-29663-1}}

|

1993

| {{sortname|last=Goodwin|first=Jason}}

On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul{{ISBN|978-0-701-13668-0}}

|

1994

| {{sortname|last=Coe|first=Jonathan}}

What a Carve Up!{{ISBN|978-0-141-03329-7}}

|

1995

| {{sortname|last=McGrath|first=Melanie}}

Motel Nirvana{{ISBN|978-0-006-54715-0}}

|

1996

| {{sortname|last=Barker|first=Nicola}}

Heading Inland{{ISBN|978-0-007-43571-5}}

|

1997

| {{sortname|last=Whitaker|first=Phil}}

Eclipse of the Sun{{ISBN|978-0-753-80948-8}}

|

1998

| {{sortname|last=Davies|first=Peter Ho}}

{{Sort|Ugliest House in the World|The Ugliest House in the World}}{{ISBN|978-0-395-78629-1}}

|

1999

| {{sortname|last=Mitchell|first=David|dab=author}}

Ghostwritten{{ISBN|978-0-340-73974-7}}

|

Winners and shortlists (since 2000)

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+John Llewellyn Rhys Prize winners and shortlists, 2000–2010

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

!Ref.

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2000

|{{sortname|last=Platt|first=Edward|link=Edward Platt (author)}}

|Leadville

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Yates |first=Emma |date=2001-11-08 |title=A40 biography wins John Llewellyn Rhys prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/nov/08/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227002101/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/nov/08/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Leigh|first=Julia}}

|{{sort|1=Hunter|2=The Hunter}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Lumsden|first=Roddy}}

|{{sort|1=Book of Love|2=The Book of Love}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Moreton|first=Cole}}

|Hungry for Home Leaving the Blaskets: A Journey from the Edge of Ireland

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Rice|first=Ben|dab=author}}

|Pobby and Dingan

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Zadie}}

|White Teeth

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="2" |2001

|{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Susanna}}

|{{Sort|Earthquake Bird|The Earthquake Bird}}

|Winner

|

{{sortname|last=Morgan|first=Esther|link=Esther Morgan (poet)}}

|Beyond Calling Distance

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="5" |2002{{Efn|The 2002 prize was initially awarded to Hari Kunzru for his book The Impressionist on 20 November 2003, but the author decided to decline the award due to its sponsorship by The Mail on Sunday.}}

|{{sortname|last=Laven|first=Mary}}

|Virgins of Venice

|Winner

|{{cite news |date=11 December 2003 |title=Virgins of Venice wins Kunzru's rejected prize |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/dec/11/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=18 February 2018 |archive-date=18 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210238/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/dec/11/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Hartnett|first=Sonya}}

|Thursday's Child

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Hooper|first=Chloe}}

|{{sort|1=Child's Book of True Crime|2=A Child's Book of True Crime}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Laven|first=Mary}}

|Virgins of Venice

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Shamsie|first=Kamila}}

|Kartography

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

!2003

|{{sortname|last=Mendelson|first=Charlotte}}

|Daughters of Jerusalem

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Crown |first=Sarah |date=2004-11-26 |title=Literary prize for Oxford farce |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/nov/26/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029192000/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/nov/26/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2004

|{{sortname|last=Trigell|first=Jonathan}}

|Boy A

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Ezard |first=John |date=2005-12-02 |title=Prize with record of talent spotting names its choice |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/02/books.booksnews |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327021819/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/02/books.booksnews |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Adichie|first=Chimamanda Ngozi}}

|Purple Hibiscus

|Finalist

|{{Cite news |last=Pauli |first=Michelle |date=2005-11-14 |title=Nigerian debut makes John Llewellyn Rhys shortlist |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/nov/14/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128005949/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/nov/14/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Bennun|first=Neil}}

|{{sort|1=Broken String: The Last Words of an Extinct People|2=The Broken String: The Last Words of an Extinct People}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Cartwright|first=Anthony|link=Anthony Cartwright (writer)}}

|{{sort|1=Afterglow|2=The Afterglow}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=McAdam|first=Colin|link=Colin McAdam (novelist)}}

|Some Great Thing

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Stewart|first=Rory}}

|{{sort|1=Places in Between|2=The Places in Between}}

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2005

|{{sortname|last=Iweala|first=Uzodinma}}

|Beasts of No Nation

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Pauli |first=Michelle |date=2006-12-06 |title=Llewellyn Rhys award for tale of African child soldier |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/dec/06/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126151606/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/dec/06/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Dasgupta|first=Rana}}

|Tokyo Cancelled

|Finalist

|{{Cite news |last=Lea |first=Richard |date=2006-11-13 |title=Debut novelists shine on John Llewellyn Rhys shortlist |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/13/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=3 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303020931/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/13/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Hobbs|first=Peter|link=Peter Hobbs (novelist)}}

|{{sort|1=Short Day Dying|2=The Short Day Dying}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Morrissey|first=Sinéad}}

|{{sort|1=State of the Prisons|2=The State of the Prisons}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Ray|first=Rebecca}}

|Newfoundland

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Zadok|first=Rachel}}

|Gem Squash Tokoloshe

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2006/7

|{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Sarah|link=Sarah Hall (writer)}}

|{{Sort|Carhullan Army|The Carhullan Army}}

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Sarah |date=2007-12-01 |title=Survivor's tale |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/dec/01/featuresreviews.guardianreview16 |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015021134/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/dec/01/featuresreviews.guardianreview16 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Lea |first=Richard |date=2007-11-30 |title=Vision of post-oil world scoops award |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/nov/30/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527154744/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/nov/30/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=McLaren |first=Elsa |date=2023-05-31 |title=Tale of a bleak Britain wins John Llewellyn Rhys Prize |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/tale-of-a-bleak-britain-wins-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-q5rdntx2lj0 |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0140-0460}}

{{sortname|last=Dovey|first=Ceridwen}}

|Blood Kin

|Finalist

|{{Cite news |last=Lea |first=Richard |date=2007-10-22 |title=Poetry ignored by Llewellyn Rhys shortlist |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/oct/22/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020145323/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/oct/22/news.johnllewellynrhysprize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Kavenna|first=Joanna}}

|Inglorious

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Macfarlane|first=Robert|link=Robert Macfarlane (writer)}}

|{{sort|1=Wild Places|2=The Wild Places}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Riley|first=Gwendoline}}

|Joshua Spassky

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Stewart|first=Rory}}

|Occupational Hazards

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2008

|{{sortname|last=Hitchings|first=Henry}}

|{{Sort|Secret Life of Words|The Secret Life of Words}}

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2008-11-24 |title=Rare victory for non-fiction book in John Llewellyn Rhys prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/nov/24/john-llewellyn-rhys-henry-hitchings |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122165648/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/nov/24/john-llewellyn-rhys-henry-hitchings |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Adiga|first=Aravind}}

|{{sort|1=White Tiger|2=The White Tiger}}

|Finalist

|{{Cite news |last=Schofield |first=Brian |date=2008-11-13 |title=Is the books world short-changing its bright young women? |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/nov/13/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124233941/http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/nov/13/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2008-11-03 |title=Booker winner squares up to narrative poem for John Llewellyn Rhys prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/nov/03/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516132136/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/nov/03/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Foulds|first=Adam}}

|{{sort|1=Broken Word|2=The Broken Word}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Palmer|first=James|nolink=1}}

|{{sort|1=Bloody White Baron|2=The Bloody White Baron}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Raisin|first=Ross}}

|God's Own Country

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Schofield|first=Brian}}

|Selling Your Father's Bones

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2009

|{{sortname|last=Wyld|first=Evie}}

|After the Fire, A Still Small Voice

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Lea |first=Richard |date=2009-11-30 |title=Bookseller's debut novel wins John Llewellyn Rhys prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/30/debut-novel-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128215146/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/30/debut-novel-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Adichie|first=Chimamanda Ngozi}}

|{{sort|1=Thing Around Your Neck|2=The Thing Around Your Neck}}

|Finalist

|{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2009-10-27 |title=Doctor's notes in running for John Llewellyn Rhys prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/27/doctors-notes-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216125630/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/27/doctors-notes-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Adiga|first=Aravind}}

|Between the Assassinations

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Emma|link=Emma Jones (poet)}}

|{{sort|1=Striped World|2=The Striped World}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Maskalyk|first=James}}

|Six Months in Sudan

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Stuart|first=Tristram}}

|Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal

|Finalist

|

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2010

|{{sortname|last=Sackville|first=Amy}}

|{{Sort|Still Point|The Still Point}}

|Winner

|{{Cite news |last=Lea |first=Richard |date=2010-12-07 |title=Amy Sackville, accidental novelist |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/07/amy-sackville-accidental-novelist |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=21 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621034808/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/07/amy-sackville-accidental-novelist |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2010-11-24 |title=Debut writer Amy Sackville wins literary award |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11827053 |access-date=2023-05-31 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123022941/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11827053 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Page |first=Benedicte |date=2010-11-23 |title=Amy Sackville wins John Llewellyn Rhys prize for The Still Point |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/23/john-llewellyn-rhys-amy-sackville |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618221247/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/23/john-llewellyn-rhys-amy-sackville |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Katie |date=2010-11-24 |title=Sackville wins John Llewellyn Rhys Prize |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sackville-wins-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=The Bookseller |language=En |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412192457/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sackville-wins-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize |url-status=live }}

{{sortname|last=Fine|first=Cordelia}}

|Delusions of Gender

|Finalist

|{{Cite news |last=Page |first=Benedicte |date=2010-10-15 |title=Shortlist announced for John Llewellyn Rhys prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/oct/15/shortlist-john-llewelyn-rhys-prize |access-date=2023-06-01 |issn=0261-3077}}

{{sortname|last=Fletcher|first=Susan|link=Susan Fletcher (British author)}}

|Corrag

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Kei}}

|{{sort|1=Light Song of Light|2=A Light Song of Light}}

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Mohamed|first=Nadifa}}

|Black Mamba Boy

|Finalist

|

{{sortname|last=Swift|first=Daniel}}

|Bomber County

|Finalist

|

Notes

{{Notelist}}

See also

{{portal|Literature}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/3 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize], official site at Booktrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

Category:Awards established in 1942

Category:1942 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:2010 disestablishments in the United Kingdom

Category:English literary awards

Category:Literary awards honouring young writers

Category:British poetry awards

Category:Awards disestablished in 2010