Phantom Gang by Ciarán O’Rourke longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2023
The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced today, Thursday 26 January. With authors hailing from the UK, Ireland, Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, Lebanon and Australia, this year’s longlist of 12 features an even split of debut and established names, with African diaspora and female voices dominating the longlist.
Through themes of coming of age, adversity and love, this year’s longlist comprises eight novels, two poetry collections and two short story collections…