The following 12 authors all in the running for the £10,000 prize:
THE DEEP BLUE BETWEEN by Ayesha Harruna Attah (Pushkin Press)
CITY OF VENGEANCE by D.V. Bishop (Pan Macmillan)
A TRAVELLER AT THE GATES OF WISDOM by John Boyne (Doubleday)
THE HILL by Ali Bryan
OTTO ECKHART’S ORDEAL by Niall Edworthy (Universe, Unicorn Publishing)
THE ENGLISHMAN by David Gilman (Head of Zeus)
OPERATION CERTAIN DEATH by Kim Hughes (Simon & Schuster UK)
MISS BENSON’S BEETLE by Rachel Joyce (Doubleday)
THE GLASS KINGDOM Lawrence Osborne (Hogarth)
TOTAL BLACKOUT by Alex Shaw (HQ)
ROGUE by James Swallow (Bonnier Books UK)
THE COLD MILLIONS by Jess Walter (Viking)
Congratulations to all the authors long listed for the award.
Niso Smith, Founder of The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation, commented
‘Books are a lifeline for many people and have been more so than ever over the past year. While we have not been able to travel, to experience other places and cultures, to meet the people who make our world so colourful, we have relied on books to take us there. This longlist truly has an adventure for everyone.’
The Foundation encourages readers to select the one that appeals to them most, then read, share and recommend.
The Prize received 127 entries from publishers and literary agents, by authors from across the world, including Australia, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, South Africa, India, New Zealand and the UK.
The longlist is selected by a panel of librarians and library staff, who looked for novels which both honour the traditions of the great adventure stories and are unafraid to try something new.
Six titles will be selected by the same panel to progress to the shortlist, after which the novels progress to the 2021 judging panel.The Prize will also include a public vote over the summer with the reader’s choice equating to one seat on the judging panel. We look forward to hearing what you think!
Shortlist Announced: 20th May 2021
Winner Announced: 8th September 2021
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