John Llewellyn Rhys Prize

John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
Awarded for Literature
Date 1942 by Jane Oliver
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 was the second oldest literary award 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 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.

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)
1942Michael RicheySunk by a Mine
1943Morwenna DonnellyBeauty for Ashes OCLC 10175035
1944Alun LewisThe Last Inspection OCLC 1648392
1945James AldridgeThe Sea Eagle OCLC 1115675
1946Oriel MaletMy Bird Sings OCLC 1550666
1947Anne-Marie WaltersMoondrop to Gascony OCLC 458854780
1948Richard MasonThe Wind Cannot Read OCLC 2188096
1949Emma SmithMaidens' Trip OCLC 771823005
1950Kenneth AllsopAdventure Lit Their Star OCLC 77347740
1951Elizabeth Jane HowardThe Beautiful Visit OCLC 1637250
1952No award
1953Rachel TrickettThe Return Home OCLC 21354135
1954Tom StaceyThe Hostile Sun OCLC 2451930
1955John WilesThe Moon to Play With OCLC 1508671
1956John HearneVoices Under the Window OCLC 2175560
1957Ruskin BondThe Room on the Roof OCLC 1579534
1958V. S. NaipaulThe Mystic Masseur OCLC 47838372
1959Dan JacobsonA Long Way from London OCLC 1161266
1960David CauteAt Fever Pitch OCLC 753130422
1961David StoreyFlight into Camden OCLC 1816514
1962Robert Rhodes James
Edward Lucie-Smith		An Introduction to the House of Commons
A Tropical Childhood and Other Poems		 OCLC 1825470/ OCLC 2469981
1963Peter MarshallTwo Lives OCLC 1301629
1964Nell DunnUp the Junction OCLC 1675517
1965Julian MitchellThe White Father OCLC 1246449
1966Margaret DrabbleThe Millstone OCLC 1355165
1967Anthony MastersThe Seahorse OCLC 1018374
1968Angela CarterThe Magic Toyshop ISBN 978-0-860-68190-8
1969Melvyn BraggWithout a City Wall ISBN 978-0-340-43102-3
1970Angus CalderThe People's War ISBN 978-0-712-65284-1
1971Shiva NaipaulFireflies ISBN 978-0-140-03150-8
1972Susan HillThe Albatross ISBN 978-0-140-03649-7
1973Peter SmalleyA Warm Gun ISBN 978-0-233-96172-9
1974Hugh FleetwoodThe Girl Who Passed for Normal ISBN 978-0-812-87034-3
1975David Hare
Tim Jeal		Knuckle
Cushing's Crusade		 ISBN 978-0-571-04980-6/ ISBN 978-0-434-37209-6
1976no award
1977Richard CorkVorticism & Abstract Art in the First Machine Age ISBN 978-0-900-40624-9
1978A. N. WilsonThe Sweets of Pimlico ISBN 978-0-140-06697-5
1979Peter BoardmanThe Shining Mountain ISBN 978-0-099-20920-1
1980Desmond HoganThe Diamonds at the Bottom of the Sea ISBN 978-0-241-10123-0
1981A. N. WilsonThe Laird of Abbotsford ISBN 978-0-192-11756-4
1982William BoydAn Ice-Cream War ISBN 978-0-241-95356-3
1983Lisa St Aubin de TeránThe Slow Train to Milan ISBN 978-0-140-06954-9
1984Andrew MotionDangerous Play ISBN 978-0-140-07352-2
1985John MilneOut of the Blue ISBN 978-0-241-11489-6
1986Tim ParksLoving Roger ISBN 978-0-802-10016-0
1987Jeanette WintersonThe Passion ISBN 978-0-099-73441-3
1988Matthew YorkeThe March Fence ISBN 978-0-140-11636-6
1989Claire HarmanSylvia Townsend Warner ISBN 978-0-701-12938-5
1990Ray MonkLudwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius ISBN 978-0-099-88370-8
1991A. L. KennedyNight Geometry and the Garscadden Trains ISBN 978-0-099-45006-1
1992Matthew KnealeSweet Thames ISBN 978-0-140-29663-1
1993Jason GoodwinOn Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul ISBN 978-0-701-13668-0
1994Jonathan CoeWhat a Carve Up! ISBN 978-0-141-03329-7
1995Melanie McGrathMotel Nirvana ISBN 978-0-006-54715-0
1996Nicola BarkerHeading Inland ISBN 978-0-007-43571-5
1997Phil WhitakerEclipse of the Sun ISBN 978-0-753-80948-8
1998Peter Ho DaviesThe Ugliest House in the World ISBN 978-0-395-78629-1
1999David MitchellGhostwritten ISBN 978-0-340-73974-7

Winners and short lists (since 2000)

Source: 2007–2010[1]

Year Author Title ISBN) Short list
2000Edward PlattLeadvilleJulia Leigh, The Hunter
Roddy Lumsden, The Book of Love
Ben Rice, Pobby and Dingan
Zadie Smith, White Teeth
Cole Moreton, Hungry for Home Leaving the Blaskets: A Journey from the Edge of Ireland
2001Susanna JonesThe Earthquake BirdEsther Morgan, Beyond Calling Distance
2002Mary Laven*Virgins of Venice*Sonya Hartnett, Thursday's Child
Chloe Hooper, A Child's Book of True Crime
Mary Laven, Virgins of Venice
Kamila Shamsie, Kartography[4]
2003Charlotte MendelsonDaughters of Jerusalem
2004Jonathan TrigellBoy AChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus
Rory Stewart, The Places in Between
Neil Bennun, The Broken String: The Last Words of an Extinct People
Colin McAdam, Some Great Thing
Anthony Cartwright, The Afterglow
2005Uzodinma IwealaBeasts of No NationRana Dasgupta, Tokyo Cancelled
Peter Hobbs, The Short Day Dying
Sinéad Morrissey, The State of the Prisons
Rebecca Ray, Newfoundland
Rachel Zadok, Gem Squash Tokoloshe
2006/7Sarah HallThe Carhullan ArmyCeridwen Dovey, Blood Kin
Joanna Kavenna, Inglorious
Robert Macfarlane, The Wild Places
Gwendoline Riley, Joshua Spassky
Rory Stewart, Occupational Hazards
2008Henry HitchingsThe Secret Life of WordsAravind Adiga, The White Tiger
Adam Foulds, The Broken Word
James Palmer, The Bloody White Baron
Ross Raisin, God's Own Country
Brian Schofield, Selling Your Father's Bones
2009Evie WyldAfter the Fire, A Still Small VoiceAravind Adiga, Between the Assassinations
Emma Jones, The Striped World
James Maskalyk, Six Months in Sudan
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Thing Around Your Neck
Tristram Stuart, Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal
2010Amy SackvilleThe Still Point[5]Kei Miller, A Light Song of Light
Nadifa Mohamed, Black Mamba Boy
Daniel Swift, Bomber County
Susan Fletcher, Corrag
Cordelia Fine, Delusions of Gender

*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

  1. 1 2 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize "John Llewellyn Rhys Prize". Booktrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Alison Flood. "John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended'", The Guardian, 29 June 2011
  3. ↑ "The Mail on Sunday/John Llewllyn Rhys Prize". Archived from the original on December 4, 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Virgins of Venice wins Kunzru's rejected prize". The Guardian. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Staff writer (24 November 2010). "Debut Writer Amy Sackville Wins Literary Award". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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