2024 Mo Siewcharran Prize Longlist
The longlist has been announced for this year’s Mo Siewcharran Prize, which “aims to nurture talent from under-represented backgrounds writing in English.” This year’s submission call was for YA and adult fantasy novels. Shortlisted entries include:
- The One Day King, Daniel Adediran
- The Devotee, H.D. Ahmed
- The Five Realms, Olivia Dean
- Porcelain and Power, Tasha Dhanraj
- The Call of the Empyrean, Robert Gardiner
- Sandstorm, Aliyah Goga
- The Master of the Valley, Cassie Leung
- The Treaties We Break, Tina Shah
- The Necromancer, Adetola Shaw
- Modern Day Dragons, Ana Sun
- Deity of a Drowning Realm, K. Andrea White
- All Storms A Labyrinth, Phoebe Yemi Ara
The winner receives £2,500, feedback and mentorship from an editor at Hodderscape, a ticket to the 2025 London Book Fair, and various career-building opportunities. The runner-up receives £1,500, feedback from a Hodderscape editor, and books, and the second-runner up receives £750 and books. The shortlist will be announced on September 11, 2024, with the winners announced on September 25.
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