Literary Fifteen 2024 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Jhalak Prize
The prize exists to support and celebrate writers of colour in Britain writing in any genre.

Longlist announced on March 14th.

Shortlist to be announced on April 11th.
Winner to be announced in May.
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A Flat Place: Moving Through Empty Landscapes, Naming Complex Trauma by Noreen Masud

A Flat Place: Moving Through Empty Landscapes, Naming Complex Trauma

Noreen Masud

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Wild Song by Candy Gourlay

Wild Song

Candy Gourlay

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction
To the Other Side by Erika Meza

To the Other Side

Erika Meza

40 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction art childrens
Story of Now: Let's Talk about the British Empire by Shelina Janmohamed

Story of Now: Let's Talk about the British Empire

Shelina Janmohamed

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

challenging informative medium-paced
Steady For This: The Laugh-out-loud and Unforgettable Teen Novel of the Year! by Nathanael Lessore

Steady For This: The Laugh-out-loud and Unforgettable Teen Novel of the Year!

Nathanael Lessore

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced
Poetry Prompts: All Sorts of Ways to Start a Poem from Joseph Coelho by Joseph Coelho

Poetry Prompts: All Sorts of Ways to Start a Poem from Joseph Coelho

Joseph Coelho

64 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction childrens poetry
Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by George the Poet

Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History

George the Poet

272 pages • missing pub info (editions)

poetry
Kòkú Àkànbí and the Heart of Midnight by Maria Motunrayo Adebisi

Kòkú Àkànbí and the Heart of Midnight

Maria Motunrayo Adebisi

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
Geoffrey Gets the Jitters by Nadia Shireen

Geoffrey Gets the Jitters

Nadia Shireen

32 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction childrens