WooHoo: Tyler won a prize

I am so proud of my fellow Bright Young Thing, the nicest man you could ever meet. Do buy and read his novel Fireball. It is awesome.

Congratulations to Tyler Keevil who has won the Wales Book of the Year People’s Prize 2011 for his debut novel Fireball. The prize-winner was announced on Thursday 7th July at a Oscar-style red-carpet ceremony in Cineworld, Cardiff.

Tyler said, ”This is awesome ... Thank you to all the readers who voted."

http://www.parthianbooks.com/content/tyler-keevil-wins-wales-book-year-people%E2%80%99s-prize

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