Grace McCleen wins the Desmond Elliott Prize with The Land of Decoration
Grace McCleen has tonight been named the winner of the fifth Desmond Elliott Prize for her novel The Land of Decoration, published by Chatto & Windus. She carried off this most prestigious...
View ArticleNew film tells story of the Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction
This year, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Desmond Elliott Prize we have created a special short film outlining the history of the prize and offering an insight into how the award supports...
View ArticleCall for Entries for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2013
Now in its sixth year, the 10,000 Prize is presented in the name of the acclaimed publisher, agent and bon viveur, Desmond Elliott, whose passion for finding and nurturing new authors is perpetuated by...
View Article2013 Longlist Announced
Granta The Marlowe Papers The Panopticon Petite Mort The Fields Signs of Life Seldom Seen Jammy Dodger The Painted Bridge Saraswati Park Blackmoor Gifted appeared in publications such as , , the...
View ArticleNOVEL IN VERSE SHORTLISTED FOR DEBUT FICTION PRIZE
The Desmond Elliot Prize 2013 shortlist announced The annual Desmond Elliott Prize, which celebrates and champions the very best in debut fiction, has today (Thursday 23 May 2013) announced a shortlist...
View ArticleThe Winner of The Desmond Elliott Prize 2013 Announced
The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber is today announced as the winner of the annual Desmond Elliott Prize, which celebrates and champions the very best in debut fiction. Exceptionally, written entirely in...
View ArticleCall for Entries for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2014
Entries are invited for the ‘most prestigious award for first-time novelists’ (Daily Telegraph) in the UK and Ireland. The £10,000 Prize is presented in the name of the acclaimed publisher and literary...
View ArticleThe Desmond Elliott Prize 2014 Shortlist Video
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DESMOND ELLIOTT AT THE 30th FESTIVAL DU PREMIER ROMAN 2017
Tasha Kavanagh, longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2016, talks about her experience at the Festival du Premier Roman The Desmond Elliott Prize is the UK’s premier literary competition for debut...
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Past Prize Winners and What Happened Next
In the past ten years, the Prize has consistently discovered some of the most gifted writers of new fiction. Many of these authors have gone on to win other major awards and acclaim, and, importantly...
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ESSEX SERPENT AUTHOR SARAH PERRY TO CHAIR 2018 DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE
Sarah Perry. Photo Jamie Drew Sarah Perry, author of the 2016 Waterstones Book of the Year, The Essex Serpent, is to chair the judging panel for the 2018 Desmond Elliott Prize, the “UK’s most...
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Kamila Shamsie wins the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Former Desmond Elliott Prize judge Kamila Shamsie has been awarded the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her seventh novel, Home Fire, a contemporary reimagining of Sophocles’ Antigone. Sarah Sands,...
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Preti Taneja wins 2018 Desmond Elliott Prize for “awe-inspiring” We That Are...
The re-telling of King Lear is the second book from independent publisher Galley Beggar Press to receive the Prize, following Eimear McBride’s A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing in 2014 Preti Taneja has won...
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International success for 2018 winner Preti Taneja
2018 Desmond Elliott Prize winner, Preti Taneja will be appearing in Australia at the Adelaide Festival’s ‘Writer’s Week’. Preti has been invited to be a part of a panel that will explore the Indian...
View ArticleRecurring themes of trauma, ownership and abandonment dominate Desmond...
Four of the 10 debut novels are inspired by real-life happenings in the histories of the authors’ families. Indies take on the big publishing houses, with Salt longlisted twice alongside titles from...
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Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist 2019
Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist Explores Loss of Innocence and the Conflict between Self and Society “From a very strong longlist we’ve arrived at a shortlist of three really marvelous novels — each...
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CLAIRE ADAM WINS 2019 DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR “MASTERLY” GOLDEN CHILD
The “electrifying” debut “combines the harsh force of a fable with the unforgettable strangeness of real life” Claire Adam has won the 12th annual Desmond Elliott Prize, the “UK’s most prestigious...
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Michael Donkor reflects on the Desmond Elliott Prize
As another cycle of the Desmond Elliott Prize draws to a close we asked shortlisted author Michael Donkor to share his experience and memories of this year’s Prize. This year’s DEP longlist consisted...
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Anna Mackmin reflects on the Desmond Elliott Prize
As another cycle of the Desmond Elliott Prize draws to a close we asked shortlisted author Anna Mackmin to share her experience and memories of this year’s Prize. I’ve been asked to write about what...
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Claire Adam reflects on the Desmond Elliott Prize
As another cycle of the Desmond Elliott Prize draws to a close we asked 2019 winner Claire Adam to share her experience and memories of this year’s Prize. It’s a huge honour to have been awarded the...
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