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Dylan Thomas Prize Calls For 2013 Entries and Unveils New Sponsor The Dylan Thomas Prize has announced the call for entries for its 2013 international award whilst also unveiling its new sponsor and hailing itself as a “true grassroots literary award”. Read the press release |
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Maggie Shipstead is the winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize Maggie Shipstead was announced the winner of the 2012 Prize at a ceremony in Swansea, South Wales on 9th November. The 28 year old Californian author won the £30,000 Prize for her debut novel "Seating Arrangements". Read the press release |
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Top 5 Under 30: The Dylan Thomas Prize 2012 Shortlist Is Announced A 21 year old Nigerian novelist is the youngest of five rising literary stars shortlisted for the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize, it was announced today. Read the press release |
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Lucy Caldwell is the winner of the 2011 Dylan Thomas Prize Lucy Caldwell has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Prize at a ceremony in Swansea, South Wales on 9th November. The Belfast born author won the £30,000 Prize for her novel "The Meeting Point". Read the press release here |
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2011 shortlist announced The shortlist for the Prize consists of new and established writers featuring three first-time novelists including the winner of this year's Orange Prize for Fiction, a previously shortlisted writer and a poet. For full details you can download the press release by clicking here |
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Finding Dylan / Dilyn Dylan prize launched A new competition has been launched to find the next Dylan Thomas. The competition is for children leaving primary school this summer - the Prize is a family trip to Disneyland Paris. Read more |
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DylanED education resource pack now available Following on from the DylanED programme in 2010, we now have a free resource pack for download. the 2010 programme and pack were developed with kind support from the Laura Ashley Foundation Read more |
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2010 Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist Announced Young women writers are making their mark in the literary world as the 2010 Dylan Thomas Prize announces its shortlist. Read more |
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Welsh radio star and musician named as a judge for the Sony Reader Award Ex-Catatonia front woman and BBC 6Music DJ Cerys Matthews will join the judging panel of the Sony Reader Award for Unpublished Writers, a newly created category for the 2010 Dylan Thomas Prize. Read more |
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Dylan Thomas Prize Longlist announced Renowned actress and daughter of Richard Burton, Kate Burton, is one of a seven-strong panel of judges for this year’s Dylan Thomas Prize, which has announced its 2010 longlist. Read more |
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Lee Byrne joins Sony Reader Award as ambassador Ospreys full back Lee Byrne was today announced as an ambassador for the new Reader electronic book reader from Sony. Read more |
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SONY'S READER SPONSORS NEW EBOOK AWARD IN 2010 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE Sony UK has announced its sponsorship of a newly created category in the 2010 Dylan Thomas Prize – the Sony Reader Award for Unpublished Writers. Read more |