William Saroyan International Prize for Writing

Delighted to say the The People Elsewhere has been shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing (Non-Fiction)

The full shortlist is here Saroyan Prize 2018

Stanford University Libraries host the awards, from their website:

‘The awards are intended to encourage new or emerging writers and honor the Saroyan literary legacy of originality, vitality and stylistic innovation. The Saroyan Prize recognizes newly published works of both fiction and non-fiction. A prize of $5,000 will be awarded in each category. Winners and finalists will be announced this summer.’

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