SunStar
Contributed photo January 25, 2021 THE international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize is announced on January 21, 2021, featuring a record number of nine debut writers.
The list comprises nine novels, two poetry collections and one short story collection, and at a time when travel has been restricted and contact with loved ones limited, these extraordinary titles eight of which are by female writers transport the reader from Seoul to Hong Kong, Syria to Kilburn, Montana to Dublin, in a powerful exploration of homeland, identity, and relationships: