They include Tom Benn for his novel, Oxblood, about domesticity and violence, and Lucy Burns for her intimate memoir, Larger Than An Orange, about abortion. The award comes with a £10,000 award, with each shortlisted author receiving £1000. Sunday Times Young Writer Award shortlistPrevious winners of the award include Sally Rooney, Cal Flyn and Jay Bernard. Stockport-born author and screenwriter Benn, who was born in 1985, had his first novel, The Doll Princess, shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Portico Prize. We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award!https://t.co/FXtsEFD8QO#YoungWriterAward pic.twitter.com/WNtRfF1haL — Young Writer Award (@YoungWriterYear) February 12, 2023The debut novel from Burns, who was born in 1991 and lives in Manchester, explores the emotional aftermath of abortion and the gap between politics and personal experience.

Source: The Herald February 13, 2023 01:17 UTC