John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize | |
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Awarded for | Literature |
Date | 1942 by |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | • The Mail on Sunday (1987–2002) • Booktrust (2003–2010) |
Website | http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/3 |
The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was 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.[1] Established in 1942, it is one of the oldest literary awards in the UK.[2]
Since 2011 the award has been suspended due to funding problems. The last award was in 2010.[2]
History[]
The prize was initiated in 1942 by 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.
From 1987 to 2003, the prize was funded by the Mail on Sunday. The newspaper withdrew in 2003, after the 2002 prize was awarded to Mary Laven. Subsequently, the prize was sponsored by Booktrust, an independent educational charity, but in June 2011 the award was suspended due to funding problems.[2] Booktrust said that it "strongly" intended to bring the award "back with a bang as soon as possible" as it looked for outside funding sources.[2]
In 2010, the winner received £5,000, while the runners-up each received £500.[2]
Winners (1942–1999)[]
Source: 1942–2003[3]
Year | Author | Title | ISBN (or OCLC) |
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1942 | Michael Richey | ||
1943 | Morwenna Donnelly | OCLC 10175035 | |
1944 | Alun Lewis | OCLC 1648392 | |
1945 | James Aldridge | The Sea Eagle | OCLC 1115675 |
1946 | Oriel Malet | OCLC 1550666 | |
1947 | Anne-Marie Walters | OCLC 458854780 | |
1948 | Richard Mason | The Wind Cannot Read | OCLC 2188096 |
1949 | Emma Smith | Maidens' Trip | OCLC 771823005 |
1950 | Kenneth Allsop | OCLC 77347740 | |
1951 | Elizabeth Jane Howard | OCLC 1637250 | |
1952 | No award | ||
1953 | Rachel Trickett | OCLC 21354135 | |
1954 | Tom Stacey | OCLC 2451930 | |
1955 | John Wiles | OCLC 1508671 | |
1956 | John Hearne | OCLC 2175560 | |
1957 | Ruskin Bond | The Room on the Roof | OCLC 1579534 |
1958 | V. S. Naipaul | The Mystic Masseur | OCLC 47838372 |
1959 | Dan Jacobson | OCLC 1161266 | |
1960 | David Caute | OCLC 753130422 | |
1961 | David Storey | Flight into Camden | OCLC 1816514 |
1962 | Robert Rhodes James Edward Lucie-Smith |
OCLC 1825470/OCLC 2469981 | |
1963 | Peter Marshall | Two Lives | OCLC 1301629 |
1964 | Nell Dunn | Up the Junction | OCLC 1675517 |
1965 | Julian Mitchell | OCLC 1246449 | |
1966 | Margaret Drabble | The Millstone | OCLC 1355165 |
1967 | OCLC 1018374 | ||
1968 | Angela Carter | The Magic Toyshop | ISBN 978-0-860-68190-8 |
1969 | Melvyn Bragg | ISBN 978-0-340-43102-3 | |
1970 | Angus Calder | The People's War | ISBN 978-0-712-65284-1 |
1971 | Shiva Naipaul | Fireflies | ISBN 978-0-140-03150-8 |
1972 | Susan Hill | The Albatross | ISBN 978-0-140-03649-7 |
1973 | Peter Smalley | ISBN 978-0-233-96172-9 | |
1974 | Hugh Fleetwood | ISBN 978-0-812-87034-3 | |
1975 | David Hare Tim Jeal |
ISBN 978-0-571-04980-6/ISBN 978-0-434-37209-6 | |
1976 | no award | ||
1977 | Richard Cork | ISBN 978-0-900-40624-9 | |
1978 | A. N. Wilson | ISBN 978-0-140-06697-5 | |
1979 | Peter Boardman | ISBN 978-0-099-20920-1 | |
1980 | Desmond Hogan | ISBN 978-0-241-10123-0 | |
1981 | A. N. Wilson | ISBN 978-0-192-11756-4 | |
1982 | William Boyd | An Ice-Cream War | ISBN 978-0-241-95356-3 |
1983 | Lisa St Aubin de Terán | ISBN 978-0-140-06954-9 | |
1984 | Andrew Motion | ISBN 978-0-140-07352-2 | |
1985 | ISBN 978-0-241-11489-6 | ||
1986 | Tim Parks | ISBN 978-0-802-10016-0 | |
1987 | Jeanette Winterson | ISBN 978-0-099-73441-3 | |
1988 | Matthew Yorke | ISBN 978-0-140-11636-6 | |
1989 | Claire Harman | ISBN 978-0-701-12938-5 | |
1990 | Ray Monk | ISBN 978-0-099-88370-8 | |
1991 | A. L. Kennedy | ISBN 978-0-099-45006-1 | |
1992 | Matthew Kneale | ISBN 978-0-140-29663-1 | |
1993 | Jason Goodwin | ISBN 978-0-701-13668-0 | |
1994 | Jonathan Coe | What a Carve Up! | ISBN 978-0-141-03329-7 |
1995 | Melanie McGrath | ISBN 978-0-006-54715-0 | |
1996 | Nicola Barker | ISBN 978-0-007-43571-5 | |
1997 | Phil Whitaker | Eclipse of the Sun | ISBN 978-0-753-80948-8 |
1998 | Peter Ho Davies | ISBN 978-0-395-78629-1 | |
1999 | David Mitchell | Ghostwritten | ISBN 978-0-340-73974-7 |
Winners and short lists (since 2000)[]
Source: 2007–2010[1]
*Note: The 2002 prize was initially awarded to Hari Kunzru for his book The Impressionist on 20 November 2003, but the author decided to decline the award due to its sponsorship by The Mail on Sunday.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b John Llewellyn Rhys Prize "John Llewellyn Rhys Prize". Booktrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Alison Flood. "John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended'", The Guardian, 29 June 2011
- ^ "The Mail on Sunday/John Llewllyn Rhys Prize". Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Virgins of Venice wins Kunzru's rejected prize". The Guardian. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Staff writer (24 November 2010). "Debut Writer Amy Sackville Wins Literary Award". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
External links[]
- John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, official site at Booktrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
- Awards established in 1942
- 1942 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 2010 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
- English literary awards
- Literary awards honouring young writers
- British poetry awards
- Awards disestablished in 2010