Her second manuscript, I Shot the Devil, also a crime novel, won her a one-week residency and mentorship with Affirm Press editors at Varuna writers’ house. When I Shot the Devil appeared on the Richell Prize shortlist, literary agent Jacinta Di Mase signed McIver off the back of it. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Ruth McIver: ‘an emerging writer of considerable literary talent’. Photograph: SuppliedJudging the prize were Hachette publisher Vanessa Radnidge, author Hannah Richell, Emerging Writers’ festival director Will Dawson, and Gavin Williams of Adelaide’s Matilda bookshop. McIver’s novel drew united praise from the panel, who called it “a dark and unforgettable literary noir” that showed “an emerging writer of considerable literary talent.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2018 08:03 UTC