The annual literary prize is marking its 25th anniversary by selecting the best of its 24 previous winners – with the eventual champion receiving £25,000. Craig Brown’s One Two Three Four: The Beatles In Time, which won the annual prize in 2020, is the single book by a UK writer to make the shortlist. The annual competition is usually open to living authors of any nationality whose work is published in the UK in English. “All of these books in different ways are doing interesting things with form – challenging form, subverting form, reinventing established forms,” he added. “But if you look at the story of the last seven to 10 years, I think the prize is a very representational award.

Source: The Times March 09, 2023 15:50 UTC