McCarten and Pulley Shortlisted for Wilbur Smith Prize

The 2023 shortlist for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Published Novel was announced June 1st, 2023. Titles and authors of genre interest include Going Zero by Anthony McCarten (Harper) and The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury). Voting is open from June 1st to August 31st. The winner of the £10,000 prize will be announced on October 18th at an awards ceremony in London.

For more information, including the full shortlist, see the Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation website.

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