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John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
Subcategory of Awards — International Awards
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History

Founded in 1942 by Jane Oliver in memory of her late husband John Llewellyn Rhys, a young writer killed in World War II. The prize is administered by the Book Trust. Sponsored by The Mail on Sunday newspaper since 1987. Awarded to the best English-language work (fiction, poetry or non-fiction) by a citizen of the UK or the Commonwealth under the age of 35 written in English and published in the UK. Entries are submitted by publishers.

Notes

  • Since 2011, the award has been suspended by funding problems. The last award was in 2010.[2]

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2009

winner y separately published work icon After the Fire, a Still Small Voice Evie Wyld , North Sydney : Vintage Australia , 2009 Z1608121 2009 single work novel

'Following the breakdown of a turbulent relationship, Frank moves from Canberra to a shack on the east coast once owned by his grandparents. There, among the sugar cane and sand dunes, he struggles to rebuild his life.

Forty years earlier, Leon is growing up in Sydney, turning out treacle tarts at his parents' bakery and flirting with one of the local girls. But when he's conscripted as a machine-gunner in Vietnam, he finds himself suddenly confronting the same experiences that haunt his war-veteran father.

As these two stories weave around each other - each narrated in a voice as tender as it is fierce - we learn what binds together Frank and Leon, and what may end up keeping them apart.' (From the publisher's website.)

Year: 1973

winner y separately published work icon A Warm Gun Peter Smalley , London : Deutsch , 1972 Z1407565 1972 single work novel

Year: 1945

winner y separately published work icon The Sea Eagle James Aldridge , Melbourne : Wyatt and Watts , 1944 Z328150 1944 single work novel war literature
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Works About this Award

Family Tales from Literary Types Jason Steger , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 5 December 2009; (p. 29) A column canvassing current literary news including brief reports on opening events at Melbourne's Wheeler Centre and Evie Wyld's win in the John Llewellyn Rhys prize.
Undercover Susan Wyndham , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 November 2009; (p. 26) A column canvassing current literary news including a report on the 2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards and Emma Jones's nomination for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
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