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1kidzdoc
"The Desmond Elliott Prize was launched in 2007 as a biennial award for a first novel published in the UK. The inaugural prize in 2008, won by Nikita Lalwani for her novel, Gifted, was so well received by publishers, booksellers and the general reading public that the trustees were prompted to change the prize to an annual award.
"Worth £10,000 to the winner, the prize is designed to support new writers and celebrate engaging new fiction. The prize reflects the aims of the charismatic and successful agent and publisher, Desmond Elliott who proved his confidence and faith in his new authors by offering them 3-book deals, thereby helping to ensure they were free of financial worries and so could write happily and securely."
The shortlist for the 2009 prize was announced yesterday. The winner will be announced on Wednesday 24 June at Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly, London.
Blackmoor by Edward Hogan
“You said once that Blackmoor killed Mum.”
“I suppose you don’t think that a place can kill a person,” says George.
Vincent shrugs. “I just want to know how.”
“Slowly, that’s how.”
Bird-watching teenager Vincent Cartwright lives out a bullied, awkward existence not far from the site of Blackmoor, a mysterious, vanished Derbyshire village. His mother Beth, half-blind and unknowable, and her life and death in that same village has always been a dark family secret, but as Vincent comes of age he begins to search for the truth.
Edward Hogan was born in Derby in 1980. He is a graduate of the MA in creative writing course at the University of East Anglia and a recipient of the David Higham Award in 2003. Blackmoor was on the shortlist for the 2008 Dylan Thomas Prize. He is shortlisted for the 2009 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. A teacher, he lives in London.
A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Ten-year-old Ruba lives in a village outside Beirut. From her home she can see buildings shimmering on the horizon and the sea stretched out beside them. She can also hear the rumble of shelling – this is Lebanon in the 1980s and civil war is tearing the country apart.
Ruba, however, has her own worries. Her father hardly ever speaks and spends most of the day sitting in an armchair, avoiding work and family. Her older brother Naji is beginning to spend time with older boys – and some of them have guns. When Ruba uncovers her father’s secret, she starts a journey that takes her from childhood to the beginning of adulthood. As Israeli troops invade and danger comes ever closer, she realises that she may not be able to keep her family safe.
Natalie Abi-Ezzi was born in the Metn region of Lebanon in 1972. She and her family moved to England in 1983 when Israel invaded Lebanon. She won the Radio 4 Dotdotdot short story competition in 2001. She is the author of The Double in the Fiction of R L Stevenson, Wilkie Collins and Daphne du Maurier (2003) and the co-editor of various other books. She lives in Kent with her partner and their baby daughter.
The Rescue Man by Anthony Quinn
Summer 1939. Historian Tom Baines is at work on a study of Liverpool’s architectural past. If war should come, will the buildings and streets that he documents survive? Then his faltering project gets a boost when a photographer, Richard Tanqueray, and his wife Bella befriend him and together they work against the clock of a rapidly contracting peacetime.
A further preoccupation takes hold when he begins to read the journals of a brilliant young Victorian architect, Peter Eames, who briefly flourished in Liverpool in the 1860s. Through him, Baines comes to a fuller understanding of the nature of genius, but also the mysterious workings of the human heart. Eames’s own legacy will have unexpected reverberations seventy years later when war comes and Baines joins a Heavy Rescue team, retrieving the wounded from bomb-damaged buildings. With the ordinary rules of life suspended and mortal danger ever-present, he finds his courage tested – and his conscience troubled as an adulterous lover.
Anthony Quinn was born in Liverpool in 1964. Since moving to London in 1986 he has written about film and books for a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Independent, The Telegraph, New York Times and The Mail on Sunday. For three years he was arts editor of Harpers & Queen. Since 1998 he has been film critic for The Independent. In 2006 he was one of the judges of the Man Booker Prize. He is currently wine correspondent for Esquire magazine.
"Worth £10,000 to the winner, the prize is designed to support new writers and celebrate engaging new fiction. The prize reflects the aims of the charismatic and successful agent and publisher, Desmond Elliott who proved his confidence and faith in his new authors by offering them 3-book deals, thereby helping to ensure they were free of financial worries and so could write happily and securely."
The shortlist for the 2009 prize was announced yesterday. The winner will be announced on Wednesday 24 June at Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly, London.
Blackmoor by Edward Hogan
“You said once that Blackmoor killed Mum.”
“I suppose you don’t think that a place can kill a person,” says George.
Vincent shrugs. “I just want to know how.”
“Slowly, that’s how.”
Bird-watching teenager Vincent Cartwright lives out a bullied, awkward existence not far from the site of Blackmoor, a mysterious, vanished Derbyshire village. His mother Beth, half-blind and unknowable, and her life and death in that same village has always been a dark family secret, but as Vincent comes of age he begins to search for the truth.
Edward Hogan was born in Derby in 1980. He is a graduate of the MA in creative writing course at the University of East Anglia and a recipient of the David Higham Award in 2003. Blackmoor was on the shortlist for the 2008 Dylan Thomas Prize. He is shortlisted for the 2009 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. A teacher, he lives in London.
A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Ten-year-old Ruba lives in a village outside Beirut. From her home she can see buildings shimmering on the horizon and the sea stretched out beside them. She can also hear the rumble of shelling – this is Lebanon in the 1980s and civil war is tearing the country apart.
Ruba, however, has her own worries. Her father hardly ever speaks and spends most of the day sitting in an armchair, avoiding work and family. Her older brother Naji is beginning to spend time with older boys – and some of them have guns. When Ruba uncovers her father’s secret, she starts a journey that takes her from childhood to the beginning of adulthood. As Israeli troops invade and danger comes ever closer, she realises that she may not be able to keep her family safe.
Natalie Abi-Ezzi was born in the Metn region of Lebanon in 1972. She and her family moved to England in 1983 when Israel invaded Lebanon. She won the Radio 4 Dotdotdot short story competition in 2001. She is the author of The Double in the Fiction of R L Stevenson, Wilkie Collins and Daphne du Maurier (2003) and the co-editor of various other books. She lives in Kent with her partner and their baby daughter.
The Rescue Man by Anthony Quinn
Summer 1939. Historian Tom Baines is at work on a study of Liverpool’s architectural past. If war should come, will the buildings and streets that he documents survive? Then his faltering project gets a boost when a photographer, Richard Tanqueray, and his wife Bella befriend him and together they work against the clock of a rapidly contracting peacetime.
A further preoccupation takes hold when he begins to read the journals of a brilliant young Victorian architect, Peter Eames, who briefly flourished in Liverpool in the 1860s. Through him, Baines comes to a fuller understanding of the nature of genius, but also the mysterious workings of the human heart. Eames’s own legacy will have unexpected reverberations seventy years later when war comes and Baines joins a Heavy Rescue team, retrieving the wounded from bomb-damaged buildings. With the ordinary rules of life suspended and mortal danger ever-present, he finds his courage tested – and his conscience troubled as an adulterous lover.
Anthony Quinn was born in Liverpool in 1964. Since moving to London in 1986 he has written about film and books for a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Independent, The Telegraph, New York Times and The Mail on Sunday. For three years he was arts editor of Harpers & Queen. Since 1998 he has been film critic for The Independent. In 2006 he was one of the judges of the Man Booker Prize. He is currently wine correspondent for Esquire magazine.
2kidzdoc
Seven other books were selected for the 2009 longlist:
Little Gods by Anna Richards
Mr Toppit by Charles Elton
Never Never by David Gaffney
Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams
The Redemption of Alexander Seaton by Shona MacLean
The Alternative Hero by Tim Thornton
More information on all of the books can be found on the Desmond Elliott Prize web page. There was also an article in The Guardian yesterday about the shortlist:
'Lawrentian' debut is favourite for first novel award
Little Gods by Anna Richards
Mr Toppit by Charles Elton
Never Never by David Gaffney
Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams
The Redemption of Alexander Seaton by Shona MacLean
The Alternative Hero by Tim Thornton
More information on all of the books can be found on the Desmond Elliott Prize web page. There was also an article in The Guardian yesterday about the shortlist:
'Lawrentian' debut is favourite for first novel award
3amandameale
Ooh, this looks like a good one. I have The Rescue Man but haven't read it yet.
4teelgee
I haven't heard of any of these except The Behavior of Moths (which is known as The Sister in other parts of the world).
5RoseCityReader
Interesting! A new(ish) prize -- how fun! I really enjoyed Gifted so will follow this one with some interest.
6kidzdoc
Blackmoor by Desmond Hogan is the winner of the 2009 Desmond Elliott Prize:
'Profound and original' debut wins £10,000 first novel prize
'Profound and original' debut wins £10,000 first novel prize
7kidzdoc
The longlist for this year's award has just been announced:
Absolution by Patrick Flanery
Bed by David Whitehouse
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood
Care Of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles
The Land Of Decoration by Grace McCleen
The Last Hundred Days by Patrick McGuinness
The Missing Shade of Blue by Jennie Erdal
The Spider King’s Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
More info: http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=58
Absolution by Patrick Flanery
Bed by David Whitehouse
Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
The Bellwether Revivals by Benjamin Wood
Care Of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles
The Land Of Decoration by Grace McCleen
The Last Hundred Days by Patrick McGuinness
The Missing Shade of Blue by Jennie Erdal
The Spider King’s Daughter by Chibundu Onuzo
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
More info: http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=58
8kidzdoc
I haven't followed this award, and only saw today's longlist thanks to a tweet about one of the longlisted books. The only book I've heard of on this year's longlist is The Last Hundred Days; I read it last year, as it was longlisted for the 2011 Booker Prize, and I though it was quite good.
Here's a list of the previous winners:
2008: Gifted by Nikita Lalwani
2009: Blackmoor by Edward Hogan
2010: The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw
2011: Saraswati Park by Anjali Joseph
I read and liked Gifted, and I own Saraswati Park, but haven't read it yet.
Here's a list of the previous winners:
2008: Gifted by Nikita Lalwani
2009: Blackmoor by Edward Hogan
2010: The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw
2011: Saraswati Park by Anjali Joseph
I read and liked Gifted, and I own Saraswati Park, but haven't read it yet.
9rebeccanyc
Never heard of any of the titles; will have to take a look at them!
10kidzdoc
The shortlist for this year's award was announced last month:
The Land of Decoration by Grace McCleen
The Last Hundred Days by Patrick McGuinness
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The prize will be awarded on June 28th.
http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=59
The Land of Decoration by Grace McCleen
The Last Hundred Days by Patrick McGuinness
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The prize will be awarded on June 28th.
http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=59
11bergs47
The annual Desmond Elliott Prize, which celebrates and champions the very best in debut fiction, announced on (Thursday 23 May 2013) a shortlist of three novels:
The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber
· The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
· The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan
Winner to be announced on 27 June 2013
The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber
· The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
· The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan
Winner to be announced on 27 June 2013
12kidzdoc
The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber is the winner of this year's Desmond Elliott Prize.
http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/news.asp
http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/news.asp
13kidzdoc
The longlist for this year's Desmond Elliott Prize was announced earlier this week:
The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison
Idiopathy by Sam Byers
Meeting the English by Kate Clanchy
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer
Sedition by Katharine Grant
The Dynamite Room by Jason Hewitt
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Marriage Material by Sathnam Sanghera
Ballistics by D. W. Wilson
More info: http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/shock-fall-longlisted-desmond-elliott-prize/
The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison
Idiopathy by Sam Byers
Meeting the English by Kate Clanchy
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer
Sedition by Katharine Grant
The Dynamite Room by Jason Hewitt
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Marriage Material by Sathnam Sanghera
Ballistics by D. W. Wilson
More info: http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/shock-fall-longlisted-desmond-elliott-prize/
14geocroc
The shortlist has now been announced for the Desmond Elliott Prize. Three books are in contention, and they are:
The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison (Granta)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBridge (Galley Beggar Press)
Ballistics by D.W. Wilson (Bloomsbury)
http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/shortlist-desmond-elliott-prize-2014-announce...
The Letter Bearer by Robert Allison (Granta)
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBridge (Galley Beggar Press)
Ballistics by D.W. Wilson (Bloomsbury)
http://www.desmondelliottprize.org/shortlist-desmond-elliott-prize-2014-announce...
16bergs47
The Desmond Elliott Prize 2015 has announced a shortlist of three books in the running to take home the “most prestigious award for first-time novelists”
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey , A Song for Issy Bradley by Carys Bray and Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller have been chosen from a longlist of ten books published in the last year by British and Irish debut novelists.
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey , A Song for Issy Bradley by Carys Bray and Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller have been chosen from a longlist of ten books published in the last year by British and Irish debut novelists.
18rebeccanyc
>17 bergs47: Wow! I had decidedly mixed feelings about that book, but since I haven't read the others I can't really comment.
19bergs47
The Desmond Elliott Prize 2016 has today (6 May) announced a shortlist of three books in the running to take home the “most prestigious award for first-time novelists” . The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney, The House at the Edge of the World by Julia Rochester and Mrs Engels by Gavin McCrea, have been chosen from a longlist of ten books published in the last year by British and Irish debut novelists.
20justifiedsinner
Good review of The Glorious Heresies in this weeks Economist.
21bergs47
The Desmond Elliott Prize 2017 Winner
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
The Desmond Elliott Prize 2017 Shortlist
Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal
The Desmond Elliott Prize 2017 Longlist
Little Deaths by Emma Flint
Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary
The Transition by Luke Kennard
Ithaca by Alan McMonagle
The Sacred Combe by Thomas Maloney
They Are Trying to Break Your Heart by David Savill
Forbidden Line by Paul Stanbridge
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
The Desmond Elliott Prize 2017 Shortlist
Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal
The Desmond Elliott Prize 2017 Longlist
Little Deaths by Emma Flint
Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary
The Transition by Luke Kennard
Ithaca by Alan McMonagle
The Sacred Combe by Thomas Maloney
They Are Trying to Break Your Heart by David Savill
Forbidden Line by Paul Stanbridge
22bergs47
The 2019 Desmond Elliott Prize longlist in full
Golden Child by Claire Adam
A Perfect Explanation by Eleanor Anstruther
Hold by Michael Donkor
The Chameleon by Samuel Fisher
Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
Devoured by Anna Mackmin
Future Popes of Ireland by Darragh Martin
Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford
Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler
Testament by Kim Sherwood
Golden Child by Claire Adam
A Perfect Explanation by Eleanor Anstruther
Hold by Michael Donkor
The Chameleon by Samuel Fisher
Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
Devoured by Anna Mackmin
Future Popes of Ireland by Darragh Martin
Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford
Stubborn Archivist by Yara Rodrigues Fowler
Testament by Kim Sherwood
