From today's BookBrunch...
Betty Trask Prize shortlist sees self-publishing breakthrough
Society of Authors' Betty Trask prize for a debut literary novel by an author under the age of 35 sees a self-published book on the shortlist for the first time, as Speak Its Name by Kathleen Jowitt makes the last six.
The winner, to be announced at the SoA Authors' Awards on 20 June, will receive £10,000, while the other shortlisted authors will each receive a Betty Trask Award worth £3,000. The Prize and Awards will be presented by Ben Okri.
Betty Trask Prize shortlist sees self-publishing breakthrough
Society of Authors' Betty Trask prize for a debut literary novel by an author under the age of 35 sees a self-published book on the shortlist for the first time, as Speak Its Name by Kathleen Jowitt makes the last six.
The winner, to be announced at the SoA Authors' Awards on 20 June, will receive £10,000, while the other shortlisted authors will each receive a Betty Trask Award worth £3,000. The Prize and Awards will be presented by Ben Okri.