Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Final three novels announced
THE final three novels in contention for this year’s Dundee International Book Prize have been announced.
The Margins by Jessica Thummel, Shadow Jumping by Margaret Ries, and London Clay by Amy Spencer will compete for the award, which includes a publishing deal with Freight Books, a £5,000 cash prize and protected writing time in Dundee.
Jessica, Margaret and Amy’s novels will now go before this year’s judging panel, which consists of broadcaster Shereen Nanjiani, poet Ian McMillan, critic Hannah McGill, and publisher Adrian Searle
The winner will be announced at the Dundee Literary Festival, which takes place from Wednesday October 19 to Sunday October 23.
Peggy Hughes, of Literary Dundee, said: “We’ve got three really brilliant novels on our hands in what’s been a particularly strong year for the Dundee International Book Prize.
“The prize is a vital part of our work, and a key way in which we celebrate and champion new voices. This year’s shortlist is a stellar mix of international talent and genres, and we’re deeply excited to see which one will win.”
The Margins is the coming-ofage story of Sam Gavin, a transman who moves from Kansas to San Francisco in 1989.
Shadow Jumping is set i n Berlin in the early 1990s and protagonist Alex wishes to lose herself in the tumult.
London Clay is the story of Evie Gray, a young woman searching for her brother.