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LUCY CAVENDISH FICTION PRIZE 2020 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
THE 2020 SHORTLIST
Bibi Berki – The Watch
Emma Barlow – Message Received
Exciting news for book fans both within our city and across the world as Lucy Cavendish College, part of Cambridge University, has published its annual shortlist for its prestigious fiction prize. Six authors have made the cut, making it the second biggest year yet – over 400 entries were whittled down to this final few. In Edition Book Club’s opinion, it’s always worth learning the names of the writers who make the shortlist: many of the authors from previous years have gone on to be published, some to huge international acclaim – including Sara Collins, who was shortlisted for the prize in 2016 for The Confessions of Frannie Langton , now published and an absolutely superb read. So, here are the next crop of authors and novels to add to your list!
Aoife Fitzpatrick – An Arrangement in Grey and Black
Francesca Steele – The Group
Susan Stokes-Chapman – Pandora
Laure Van Rensburg – Eden Lost
Each shortlisted entrant is a previously unpublished author over the age of 21, who has submitted the first 40-50 pages of their novel and a three- to five-page synopsis. Open to all women, the prize is looking for “literary merit” and “unputdownability”. If you’ve got a book in your head, perhaps next year’s shortlist could feature your work?
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