Novels in running for Dundee International Book Prize revealed
The three are in the running for the prestigious award, which will be announced at this year’s Dundee Literary Festival in October.
The three novels in contention for this year’s Dundee International Book Prize have been revealed.
The Margins by Jessica Thummel, Shadow Jumping by Margaret Ries and London Clay by Amy Spencer are in the running for the prestigious award.
The books 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 this year’s Dundee Literary Festival which takes place from Wednesday, 19th October to Sunday, 23rd October.
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 Dundee International Book 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.”
Jessica Thummel’s The Margins, is the coming-of-age story of Sam Gavin, a transman who moves from Kansas to San Francisco in the summer of 1989. Margaret Ries’ Shadow Jumping is set in Berlin in the early 1990s and protagonist Alex wishes to lose herself in the tumult.
Amy Spencer’s London Clay is the story of Evie Gray, a young woman from a family haunted by disappearances who is searching for her brother, Joe.
The Dundee International Book Prize is now in its 12th year.