John Llewellyn Rhys Prize Explained
| John Llewellyn Rhys Prize |
| Awarded For: | Literature |
| Presenter: | The Mail on Sunday (1987–2002)
Booktrust (2003–2010) |
| Date: | 1942 by Jane Oliver |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Website: | http://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.
Since 2011, the award has been suspended by funding problems.[2] [3] The last award was in 2010.[4]
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"[5] Subsequently, the prize was sponsored by Booktrust, an independent educational charity, but in June 2011 the award was suspended due to funding problems.[4] 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.[4]
In 2010, the winner received £5,000, while the runners-up each received £500.[4]
Winners (1942–1999)
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize winners, 1942–1999[6] ! Year!Author! Title! ISBN (or OCLC)!Ref.| 1942 | | Sunk by a Mine | | |
| 1943 | | Beauty for Ashes | | |
| 1944 | | | | |
| 1945 | | | | |
| 1946 | | My Bird Sings | | |
| 1947 | | Moondrop to Gascony | | |
| 1948 | | | | |
| 1949 | | Maidens' Trip | | |
| 1950 | | Adventure Lit Their Star | | |
| 1951 | | | | |
| 1952 | No award | |
| 1953 | | | | |
| 1954 | | | | |
| 1955 | | | | |
| 1956 | | Voices Under the Window | | |
| 1957 | | | | |
| 1958 | | | | [7] |
| 1959 | | | | |
| 1960 | | At Fever Pitch | | |
| 1961 | | Flight into Camden | | |
| 1962 | | | | |
| | | |
| 1963 | | Two Lives | | |
| 1964 | | Up the Junction | | |
| 1965 | | | | |
| 1966 | | | | |
| 1967 | | | | |
| 1968 | | | | |
| 1969 | | Without a City Wall | | |
| 1970 | | | | |
| 1971 | | Fireflies | | |
| 1972 | | | | |
| 1973 | | | | |
| 1974 | | | | |
| 1975 | | Knuckle | | |
| Cushing's Crusade | | |
| 1976 | No award | |
| 1977 | | Vorticism & Abstract Art in the First Machine Age | | |
| 1978 | | | | |
| 1979 | | | | |
| 1980 | | | | |
| 1981 | | | | |
| 1982 | | | | |
| 1983 | | | | |
| 1984 | | Dangerous Play | | |
| 1985 | | Out of the Blue | | |
| 1986 | | Loving Roger | | |
| 1987 | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | |
| 1989 | | Sylvia Townsend Warner | | |
| 1990 | | Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius | | |
| 1991 | | Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains | | |
| 1992 | | Sweet Thames | | |
| 1993 | | On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul | | |
| 1994 | | What a Carve Up! | | |
| 1995 | | Motel Nirvana | | |
| 1996 | | Heading Inland | | |
| 1997 | | Eclipse of the Sun | | |
| 1998 | | | | |
| 1999 | | Ghostwritten | | | |
Winners and shortlists (since 2000)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/3 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize "John Llewellyn Rhys Prize"
- News: Flood . Alison . 2011-06-29 . John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended' . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 3 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042623/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-suspended . live .
- News: Leith . Sam . 2011-07-03 . And the winner of the Fray Bentos prize for postmodern fiction is . . . . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 18 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018101634/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jul/03/sam-leith-literary-prizes . live .
- Alison Flood. "John Llewellyn Rhys prize 'suspended'", The Guardian, 29 June 2011
- Book: Liao . Pei-chen . Crossing the Borders of the Body Politic after 9/11: The Virus Metaphor and Autoimmunity in Hari Kunzru’s Transmission . 2013 . Palgrave Macmillan . London . 978-1-349-34594-6 . 53 . 9 March 2024.
- Web site: The Mail on Sunday/John Llewllyn Rhys Prize . https://web.archive.org/web/20051204020406/http://facstaff.unca.edu/moseley/rhys.html . December 4, 2005 . 9 July 2009.
- News: Drabble . Margaret . 2011-06-29 . We can't afford to lose the John Llewellyn Rhys prize . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 10 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610051359/http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/jun/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize-margaret-drabble . live .
- News: Yates . Emma . 2001-11-08 . A40 biography wins John Llewellyn Rhys prize . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 27 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227002101/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/nov/08/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: 11 December 2003 . Virgins of Venice wins Kunzru's rejected prize . The Guardian . 18 February 2018 . 18 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210238/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/dec/11/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: Crown . Sarah . 2004-11-26 . Literary prize for Oxford farce . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 29 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221029192000/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/nov/26/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: Ezard . John . 2005-12-02 . Prize with record of talent spotting names its choice . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210327021819/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/02/books.booksnews . live .
- News: Pauli . Michelle . 2005-11-14 . Nigerian debut makes John Llewellyn Rhys shortlist . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 28 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128005949/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/nov/14/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: Pauli . Michelle . 2006-12-06 . Llewellyn Rhys award for tale of African child soldier . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 26 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126151606/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/dec/06/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: Lea . Richard . 2006-11-13 . Debut novelists shine on John Llewellyn Rhys shortlist . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 3 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190303020931/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/nov/13/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: Hall . Sarah . 2007-12-01 . Survivor's tale . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 15 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015021134/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/dec/01/featuresreviews.guardianreview16 . live .
- News: Lea . Richard . 2007-11-30 . Vision of post-oil world scoops award . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 27 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527154744/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/nov/30/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: McLaren . Elsa . 2023-05-31 . Tale of a bleak Britain wins John Llewellyn Rhys Prize . en . The Times . 2023-06-01 . 0140-0460.
- News: Lea . Richard . 2007-10-22 . Poetry ignored by Llewellyn Rhys shortlist . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 20 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020145323/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/oct/22/news.johnllewellynrhysprize . live .
- News: Flood . Alison . 2008-11-24 . Rare victory for non-fiction book in John Llewellyn Rhys prize . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 22 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122165648/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/nov/24/john-llewellyn-rhys-henry-hitchings . live .
- News: Schofield . Brian . 2008-11-13 . Is the books world short-changing its bright young women? . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 24 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124233941/http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/nov/13/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize . live .
- News: Flood . Alison . 2008-11-03 . Booker winner squares up to narrative poem for John Llewellyn Rhys prize . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 16 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516132136/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/nov/03/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize . live .
- News: Lea . Richard . 2009-11-30 . Bookseller's debut novel wins John Llewellyn Rhys prize . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 28 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128215146/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/30/debut-novel-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize . live .
- News: Flood . Alison . 2009-10-27 . Doctor's notes in running for John Llewellyn Rhys prize . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 16 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211216125630/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/27/doctors-notes-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize . live .
- News: Lea . Richard . 2010-12-07 . Amy Sackville, accidental novelist . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 21 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621034808/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/dec/07/amy-sackville-accidental-novelist . live .
- News: 2010-11-24 . Debut writer Amy Sackville wins literary award . en-GB . . 2023-05-31 . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123022941/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11827053 . live .
- News: Page . Benedicte . 2010-11-23 . Amy Sackville wins John Llewellyn Rhys prize for The Still Point . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077 . 18 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220618221247/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/23/john-llewellyn-rhys-amy-sackville . live .
- Web site: Allen . Katie . 2010-11-24 . Sackville wins John Llewellyn Rhys Prize . 2023-06-01 . The Bookseller . En . 12 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412192457/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sackville-wins-john-llewellyn-rhys-prize . live .
- News: Page . Benedicte . 2010-10-15 . Shortlist announced for John Llewellyn Rhys prize . en-GB . . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077.
