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John Llewellyn Rhys Prize information


John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
Awarded forLiterature
Date1942 by Jane Oliver
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented by • The Mail on Sunday (1987–2002)
 • Booktrust (2003–2010)
Websitehttp://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/3

The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) by an author from the Commonwealth aged 35 or under, written in English and published in the United Kingdom.[1] Established in 1942, it was one of the oldest literary awards in the UK.[2]

Since 2011, the award has been suspended by funding problems.[3][4] The last award was in 2010.[2]

  1. ^ John Llewellyn Rhys Prize "John Llewellyn Rhys Prize" Archived 24 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Booktrust. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b Alison Flood. "John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended'" Archived 3 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 29 June 2011
  3. ^ Flood, Alison (29 June 2011). "John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ Leith, Sam (3 July 2011). "And the winner of the Fray Bentos prize for postmodern fiction is . . ". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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