The New Angle Prize for Literature is a £2,500 biennial award sponsored by Gotelee Solicitors for a book of literary merit set in or influenced by the region of East Anglia.
The shortlist, selected by judges Dr Jo Catling, Esther Freud and Jim Kelly, was announced on Monday 18th March:
Dog Days Elspeth Barker (Black Dog Books 2012)
At the Yeoman's House Ronald Blythe (Enitharmon 2011)
James Dodds, Tide Lines Ian Collins (Jardine Press 2012)
22 Britannia Road Amanda Hodgkinson (Penguin 2011)
The Luminous Coast Jules Pretty (Full Circle Editions 2011)
The Last Hunters: The Crab Fishermen of Cromer Candy Whittome & David Morris(Full Circle Editions 2012)
Click here for further details of shortlisted books
- 26th June 2013 7pm Shortlist Showcase. Ipswich Institute Reading Room, 15 Tavern Street IP1 3AA. The authors of the shortlisted books will read from their works and discuss the qualities of the region that inspired them. Tickets £7.50 from the Ipswich Institute
- 4th September 2013 7pm Awards Dinner. Cookhouse Restaurant, Suffolk Food Hall, Ipswich. The evening will be hosted by BBC Radio Suffolk's Lesley Dolphin and the judges' address will be given by Esther Freud.
Schedule of events
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