Thirteen writers are in the running for the Dylan Thomas Prize.
The prize, hosted once every two years, offers an award of 60,000 pounds and is the highest paying literary competition in the world.
It was launched in October 2004 to celebrate the life and work of Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas and is open to any published writer under the age of 30 who is writing fiction, poetry or drama in English.
The writers who made it onto the long list, which was announced on July 21, are drawn from countries that include Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe. Their books include 12 novels, one volume of poetry and one short story collection.
Writers who made it onto the long list are: James Scudamore, for his novel, "The Amnesia Clinic"; Rodge Glass, for his novel, "No Fireworks"; Ian Holding, for his novel "Unfeeling"; Nick Laird, for his novel, "Utterly Monkey" as well as for the poetry collection, "To A Fault."
Also on the list are: Emily Maguire for her novel, "Taming the Beast"; Susan Barker for her novel, "Sayonara Bar"; Matthew David Scott for "Playing Mercy"; Lucy Caldwell for "Where They Were Missed"; Joey Goebel for "Torture The Artist" and Kira Cochrane for her novel, "Escape Routes for Beginners."
The other three writers on the list are: Rachel Trezise for her book, "Fresh Apples"; Talitha Stevenson for her novel "Exposure"; and Liza Ward for "Outside Valentine."
From these writers a short-list will be selected and the winner of the 60,000 pounds will be announced in Swansea, U.K. on Oct. 27, Dylan Thomas' birthday.
The short-listed writers, and eventually the winner will also make appearances before writing groups in schools, colleges and communities both in Wales and the United States.
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