John Llewellyn Rhys PrizeShortlist2000

Given by BookTrust

7 Works 14,715 Books 272 Reviews ½ 3.7
The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, show more written in English and published in the United Kingdom. The prize was initiated in 1942 by Jane Oliver in memory of her husband John Llewellyn Rhys, a young author who was killed on 5 August 1940 while serving as a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Llewellyn_Rhys_Prize show less
Stages:
All, Winner (59), Shortlist (40)
Years:
All, 2010 (4), 2009 (5), 2008 (5), 2007 (1), 2006 (4), 2005 (5), 2004 (5), 2000 (7), 1998 (1), 1997 (1), 1990 (1), 1964 (1)

Descriptions

The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and published in the United Kingdom. The prize was initiated in 1942 by Jane Oliver in memory of her husband John Llewellyn Rhys, a young author who was killed on 5 August 1940 while serving as a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Llewellyn_Rhys_Prize (English, Member-written)
discontinued (Russian, Member-written)

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