Edward Hogan writes about winning the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2009

Friday, April 01, 2011

Edward Hogan won the Desmond Elliott Prize 2009 for his first novel Blackmoor. His new novel The Hunger Trace has just been published and Edward writes here about how winning the Desmond Elliott Prize helped him in writing his second novel.

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2012 Shortlist announced
The Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist for 2012 has been announced, celebrating the very best of debut fiction by the rising stars of the literary world.

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2012 Longlist Announced
Psychological thrillers, philosophical journeys and coming-of-age stories are amongst the ten debut novels longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize today, Tuesday 24 April 2012. With many of the books focusing on politics and social realism, this longlist reflects a trend in debut fiction of bringing contemporary resonance to some traditional heavyweight themes.

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Current news 2012 archive 2011 archive 2010 archive 2009 archive 2008 archive 2007 archive RSS news feed	Home / News News Edward Hogan writes about winning the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2009 Friday, April 01, 2011 Edward Hogan won the Desmond Elliott Prize 2009 for his first novel Blackmoor. His new novel The Hunger Trace has just been published and Edward writes here about how winning the Desmond Elliott Prize helped him in writing his second novel. Other current news items 'BRAVE AND INNOVATIVE' NOVEL IN VERSE SHORTLISTED FOR DEBUT FICTION PRIZE The Desmond Elliot Prize 2013 shortlist announced Thursday, May 23, 2013> 2013 Longlist Announced The Desmond Elliott Prize, which celebrates and champions the very best in debut fiction, is this year dominated by female talent, leaving space for just three male writers on the longlist of ten Thursday, April 25, 2013> Joanne Harris to chair judging panel for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2013 Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, is to chair the judging panel for this year's Desmond Elliott Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for debut novelists from the UK and Ireland. Friday, January 25, 2013> Call for Entries for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2013 Entries are invited for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2013, one of the most prestigious literary awards for debut writers in the UK and Ireland. Wednesday, September 26, 2012> New film tells story of the Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction New film celebrates fifth anniversary of the Desmond Elliott Prize Friday, July 13, 2012> Grace McCleen wins the Desmond Elliott Prize with The Land of Decoration Grace McCleen has tonight been named the winner of the fifth Desmond Elliott Prize for her novel The Land of Decoration, published by Chatto & Windus. Thursday, June 28, 2012> Win the Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist for 2012 With just a few days to go until the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize for debut fiction is announced on the 28th June, we are celebrating the Prize's 5th anniversary by giving away 4 sets of copies of the three shortlisted titles. Friday, June 15, 2012> 2012 Shortlist announced The Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist for 2012 has been announced, celebrating the very best of debut fiction by the rising stars of the literary world. Thursday, May 24, 2012> 2012 Longlist Announced Psychological thrillers, philosophical journeys and coming-of-age stories are amongst the ten debut novels longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize today, Tuesday 24 April 2012. With many of the books focusing on politics and social realism, this longlist reflects a trend in debut fiction of bringing contemporary resonance to some traditional heavyweight themes. Tuesday, April 24, 2012>
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