Animals won a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015! The book will be promoted in WH Smith stores over summer. (It is also part of their Fresh Talent promotion – double whammy from WH Smith, cheers!) I’m phenomenally grateful to the judges as the prize will make a big difference both to Animals and to the next book I’m working on. The prize money means writing time. So thank you, Jerwood, very much!
The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015 took place in central London on 18 June at the Jerwood space. The award celebrates the best fiction writers of the year
Winners of this years awards, with presenters l-r:
Shonagh Manson, Director of Jerwood Charitable Foundation, Bethan Roberts, Carys Davies, Jo Mazelis, Grace McCleen, Lavie Tidhar, Susan Barker, Emma Jane Unsworth, David Whitehouse, India Knight, Chair of Judges, and Antonia Byatt, Literature Director at Arts Council England
The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015 took place in central London on 18 June at the Jerwood space. The award celebrates the best fiction writers of the year
Winner Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals with the 2015 judges
The prize also includes a hand-bound edition of the novel, which is just about the loveliest thing I’ve ever seen.
The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize 2015 took place in central London on 18 June at the Jerwood space. The award celebrates the best fiction writers of the year.
Image shows the hand bound books presented to the winning authors
Photos by Alicia Canter.
