Announcing the shortlist for First Pages Prize 2020

We’re very pleased to announce the shortlist for the First Pages Prize 2020.

From a long list of 36, these 11 entries are shortlisted (in alphabetical order by title):

All a Big Family by Clementine Burnley, Germany

Bush Babies by Tej Rae, USA

Disappear Here by Carrie Cogan, Canada

Endangered by Antony Dunford, United Kingdom

from the verb: to know by Jessica Elisheva Emerson, USA

Henrietta's Ghosts by Claire Alcock, Australia

In the Pines by Jerico Lenk, USA

La Rana by Nancy Foley, USA

Loop by Kate Tregaskis, United Kingdom

The Cocklers by Julia Rampen, United Kingdom

The Telling Time by Pip McKay, New Zealand

Congratulations!

Please share your best wishes on social with the hashtag #firstpagesprize

Stay tuned for a video announcing the winners in early June.

As mentioned in the long list announcement, we boosted our total cash awards from $2,250 USD to $8,500 USD (for this year only) to support more emerging writers. All shortlisted writers who do not place as a winner will receive a $300 USD cash award.

Thank you again for entering the 2020 First Pages Prize and congratulations to the shortlisted writers.