Bright Young Things mentioned in passing in @GuardianBooks blog:http://t.co/wX4aQtU @briteyungthing #books http://t.co/7emHxId #literature
Interesting point made on why small and regional indies often miss out on making the lists:
'A major stumbling block, it turns out, was the entrance fee of £150 a book. This may not seem much, but it's a lot to a small publisher.'
If all four of the Bright Young Things debuts had been entered last year that would have cost £600... and yet elsewhere Tyler Keevil's excellent Fireball took the Readers Choice Award at Wales Book of the Year and I managed a long-listing for the Edge Hill Prize. Should special consideration and lower entrance fees be given to the small presses for such prizes? It seems something needs to change.
More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/jul/18/first-book-award-missing-list
Interesting point made on why small and regional indies often miss out on making the lists:
'A major stumbling block, it turns out, was the entrance fee of £150 a book. This may not seem much, but it's a lot to a small publisher.'
If all four of the Bright Young Things debuts had been entered last year that would have cost £600... and yet elsewhere Tyler Keevil's excellent Fireball took the Readers Choice Award at Wales Book of the Year and I managed a long-listing for the Edge Hill Prize. Should special consideration and lower entrance fees be given to the small presses for such prizes? It seems something needs to change.
More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/jul/18/first-book-award-missing-list
Comments