Discover the shortlist for First Pages Prize 2021
With such a rich field of fiction and creative nonfiction in this year’s long list, it was a challenge to select a shortlist of 12 from the longlisted 36. Congratulations to all.
In alphabetical order:
A Good, Hard Slap - Catherine Bator
Cloud Mountains in a Lake of Air - Sally Colin-James
Sanctuary - Stephanie Pushaw
The Absence of Color - Phil Taylor
The Boy Made of Air - Mariam Bazeed
The Crossing Guard - Shane Crosby
The Slapjack - Alan Sincic
The Taste of Names - Masha Shukovich
This Bright Court - Suzanne Bailey
Unblotting - Sarah Clement, creative nonfiction
Walk Good - Stephanie Mullings
Welcome to Cactus Country - Zoë Bossiere, creative nonfiction
Winners will be announced in a video award celebration in June.
Five winners for 2021 will receive cash awards totalling $5,000 USD, partial developmental editing on their winning manuscripts, and the top 3 winners meet with their choice out of a London or New York literary agent to discuss the marketplace for their work.