Judges' chairman, John Carey, said that the
longlist 'reflected the passionate preferences of individual judges'.
A FIRST-TIME Welsh novelist selected for the Man Booker Prize
longlist has spoken of his surprise and delight.
The University of Warwick has announced the
longlist for its inaugural Warwick Prize for Writing.
An Aberdeenshire-raised singer-songwriter is among the acts named in the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) award
longlist for 2019.
Three Nigerian authors, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Chigozie Obioma, and Bernardine Evaristo made the
longlist for the 2019 International Booker Prize.
The
longlist features one debut novel, My Sister, The Serial Killer, a "funny, tragic and wildly entertaining book" by 31-year-old Oyinkan Braithwaite, about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a habit of killing her boyfriends.
Twenty painters were
longlisted for the award, the winner of which will be announced in September at the Nedbalka Gallery in Bratislava.Women dominateIn 2019, there are twelve female artists dominating the
longlist.
Meyrick says "I'm thrilled to be among so many fine writers on the
longlist for the 2019 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of THEYEAR."
Judges praised the quality of entries on the
longlist. Rebecca Burns, chairman of judges, said: "The stories on the shortlist were all exceptional and we enjoyed reading them.