John Llewellyn Rhys Prize

The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama) by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and published in the United Kingdom.<ref name=booktrusthome>John Llewellyn Rhys Prize "John Llewellyn Rhys Prize" Template:Webarchive. Booktrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011.</ref> Established in 1942, it was one of the oldest literary awards in the UK.<ref name=flood/>

Since 2011, the award has been suspended by funding problems.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The last award was in 2010.<ref name=flood>Alison Flood. "John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended'" Template:Webarchive, The Guardian, 29 June 2011</ref>

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 initial winner of 2002 prize, Hari Kunzru, rejected the prize and criticised the Mail of Sunday for "hostility towards black and Asian people"<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Subsequently, the prize was sponsored by BookTrust, an independent educational charity, but in June 2011 the award was suspended due to funding problems.<ref name=flood/> 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.<ref name=flood/>

In 2010, the winner received £5,000, while the runners-up each received £500.<ref name=flood/>

Winners and shortlists (since 2000)

John Llewellyn Rhys Prize winners and shortlists, 2000–2010

Year	Author	Title	Result	Ref.
2000	Template:Sortname	Leadville	Winner	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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	Template:Sortname	Hungry for Home Leaving the Blaskets: A Journey from the Edge of Ireland	Finalist
	Template:Sortname	Pobby and Dingan	Finalist
	Template:Sortname	White Teeth	Finalist
2001	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Winner
	Template:Sortname	Beyond Calling Distance	Finalist
2002Template:Efn	Template:Sortname	Virgins of Venice	Winner	<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Thursday's Child	Finalist	<ref name=":0" />
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	Template:Sortname	Virgins of Venice	Finalist	<ref name=":0" />
	Template:Sortname	Kartography	Finalist	<ref name=":0" />
2003	Template:Sortname	Daughters of Jerusalem	Winner	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004	Template:Sortname	Boy A	Winner	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Purple Hibiscus	Finalist	<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref>
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	Template:Sortname	Some Great Thing	Finalist	<ref name=":2" />
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2005	Template:Sortname	Beasts of No Nation	Winner	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Tokyo Cancelled	Finalist	<ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref>
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	Template:Sortname	Newfoundland	Finalist	<ref name=":3" />
	Template:Sortname	Gem Squash Tokoloshe	Finalist	<ref name=":3" />
2006/7	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Winner	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Blood Kin	Finalist	<ref name=":4">Template:Cite news</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Inglorious	Finalist	<ref name=":4" />
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	Template:Sortname	Joshua Spassky	Finalist	<ref name=":4" />
	Template:Sortname	Occupational Hazards	Finalist	<ref name=":4" />
2008	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Winner	<ref name=":5">Template:Cite news</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Finalist	<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":7">Template:Cite news</ref>
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	Template:Sortname	God's Own Country	Finalist	<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />
	Template:Sortname	Selling Your Father's Bones	Finalist	<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" />
2009	Template:Sortname	After the Fire, a Still Small Voice	Winner	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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	Template:Sortname	Between the Assassinations	Finalist	<ref name=":8" />
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	Template:Sortname	Six Months in Sudan	Finalist	<ref name=":8" />
	Template:Sortname	Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal	Finalist	<ref name=":8" />
2010	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Winner	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Delusions of Gender	Finalist	<ref name=":9">Template:Cite news</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Corrag	Finalist	<ref name=":9" />
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	Template:Sortname	Black Mamba Boy	Finalist	<ref name=":9" />
	Template:Sortname	Bomber County	Finalist	<ref name=":9" />

See also

• List of British literary awards
• List of literary awards
• List of years in literature

External links

• Template:Official website at BookTrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011.